Category: NATURE/SPACE

September 30, 2015 at 11:20 am

Picture of the Day: Morning Picchu

Picture of the Day: Morning Picchu

In this breathtaking capture by Simon Tong, we see the morning rays from the sun peeking through the clouds and shining upon Peru’s iconic Machu Picchu.

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September 28, 2015 at 4:26 pm

Picture of the Day: Water on Mars

Picture of the Day: Water on Mars

An imaging spectrometer on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has detected signatures of hydrated minerals on slopes of the Red Planet.

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September 28, 2015 at 3:13 pm

The Colossal Earthworks of Stan Herd

The Colossal Earthworks of Stan Herd

From his 160 acre portrait of Chief Satanta in 1981 through 35 earthworks over the last 40 years, Stan Herd is known as the ‘Father of Crop Art’.

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September 28, 2015 at 9:23 am

11 Photos of the Super-Mega-Ultra-Blood-Moon-Eclipse That You Probably Didn’t See

11 Photos of the Super-Mega-Ultra-Blood-Moon-Eclipse That You Probably Didn't See

“Ahhh so that’s what that amazing celestial event, that I totally couldn’t see, looked like!” – me every time

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September 26, 2015 at 11:13 am

Picture of the Day: Moonlight Over Italy

Picture of the Day: Moonlight Over Italy

NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly is spending a year in space and his daily stream of photos continue to inspire. This one is from day 180 and shows Italy at night, illuminated by the moon.

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September 24, 2015 at 2:56 pm

18 Stunning Entries from the 2015 Nat Geo Photo Contest

18 Stunning Entries from the 2015 Nat Geo Photo Contest

The annual National Geographic Photo Contest is now accepting entries. Every year photographers from around the globe share photographs that transport us to another place, connect with us emotionally, or stir us to action.

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September 23, 2015 at 5:39 pm

A Lantern That Looks Like the Moon

A Lantern That Looks Like the Moon

Gives new meaning to the word “moonlight”

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September 23, 2015 at 10:04 am

Picture of the Day: Baby Humpback Prepares to Surface

Picture of the Day: Baby Humpback Prepares to Surface

Can you imagine being so close to such a majestic creature?

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September 22, 2015 at 4:59 pm

Diving with Bluefin Tuna in Malta

Diving with Bluefin Tuna in Malta

Underwater photographer Bartosz Cieslak recently sent us a series of amazing photos from his most recent dive in Malta with a school of bluefin tuna.

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September 22, 2015 at 9:17 am

Picture of the Day: A Mountain Museum at the Top of an Actual Mountain

Picture of the Day: A Mountain Museum at the Top of an Actual Mountain

Designed by Zaha Hadid, MMM Corones is located at the top of Italy’s Kronplatz. Where else would you put a museum about mountaineering?

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