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2024-09-12 00:35:24

Flying over the line between day and night in the International Space Station.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/121/775/256/355/586/original/d53df79599737562.mp4

2024-09-03 00:06:55

Breathtaking timelapse of nightfall over the ESO's Very Large Telescope on Cerro Paranal in Chile.
Video credit: ESO/José Francisco Salgado
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/070/695/623/601/511/original/6cd9c0f7e50f9282.mp4

2024-08-29 01:00:58

Construction of the Eiffel Tower from 1887-1889.
Source: https://wingsofwhimsy.wordpress.com/2016/02/25/eiffel-tower-construction-1887-1889-animated-gif-file/
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/042/600/179/088/709/original/56b92a929c918db4.mp4

2024-07-31 13:02:48

Stunning images of Jupiter captured by the Juno spacecraft during a close flyby in October 2018.
Video credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstädt
#space #science #nasa
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/878/338/930/376/982/original/0d4a6181758d33a2.mp4

2024-07-30 13:03:09

Timelapse of Hurricane Dorian approaching Abaco Island, Bahamas, on September 1, 2019, as seen by NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/872/681/647/692/387/original/2336478a743d3fe2.mp4

2024-06-05 23:58:28

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Video captured during a spacewalk on March 30, 2017, by NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Shane Kimbrough to outfit a relocated docking module, upgrade the Station’s external computer system, and install protective covers. Further reading: https://spaceflight101.com/iss-expedition-50/busy-spacewalk-outside-iss-highlights-nasa-problem-solving-skills/

2024-06-05 07:45:26

"While spacewalking I realized something, I used to think I was scared of heights but now I know I was just scared of gravity"
― NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/562/896/807/478/297/original/6f15205d6a6aad12.mp4

2024-05-16 13:30:32

A Rhopalonematid jelly (Crossota millsae) feeding with tentacles extended in all directions filmed at a depth of 1,015 meters (3,330 feet) off southwestern Puerto Rico.
Video credit: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/449/616/363/413/071/original/c67500200c5665b7.mp4

2024-05-13 08:33:58

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Read more about the galaxy and download the original full-size images here: https://hubblesite.org/contents/media/images/2003/28/1415-Image.html

2024-05-13 08:33:36

The majestic Sombrero galaxy captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. This galaxy is 50,000 light-years across and is instantly recognizable by its brilliant white core encircled by thick dust lanes.
Image credit: NASA/STScI/AURA
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/432/848/921/947/793/original/afad101835a66a2d.mp4

2024-05-01 08:05:38

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Read more details and watch for full 4K widescreen version here: https://www.eso.org/public/videos/uhd-cm-alma-pan2/

2024-05-01 08:04:37

Spectacular timelapse capturing an entire night from sunset to sunrise over the ALMA Observatory on the Chajnantor Plateau in the Chilean Atacama Desert.
Video Credit: ESO/C. Malin (christophmalin.com)
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/364/791/459/293/250/original/e28fc9adefe5ea8d.mp4

2024-04-29 12:51:18

Timelapse of the Falkirk Wheel in action; the only rotating boat lift of its kind in the world.
Video Credit: David Iliff / CC BY-SA 3.0
Further reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkirk_Wheel
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/354/593/969/533/309/original/1910d0b9b41fdf3d.mp4

2024-04-18 10:40:36

When a helicopter's rotors synchronize with the camera frame rate.
Video Credit: Like tears in rain/CC-BY-SA-4.0
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/291/787/942/621/740/original/4a59b9d214c3a9c4.mp4

2024-03-30 22:49:30

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Timelapse created from images courtesy of the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, ISS061-E-110520-111341 http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov.

2024-03-30 11:14:17

A universe in motion seen from the International Space Station during a night pass over Earth.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/184/344/044/193/594/original/618a76b9704c8bff.mp4

2024-03-13 11:16:56

Timelapse of the sun's chromosphere featuring solar spicules—narrow jets stretching up to 6,000 km high and reaching speeds over 100 km/s.
Credit: Luc Rouppe van der Voort, University of Oslo / Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/088/091/035/116/535/original/17059fa53f818d10.mp4

2024-02-27 12:30:24

Time-lapse of the night sky in Antarctica.
Video credit: Kenrick Turner / CC BY 3.0
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/001/899/949/540/652/original/28a2b4111b36cacf.mp4

2024-02-22 11:06:31

Spectacular timelapse of an aurora and Moon-rise over Earth from the International Space Station (view fullscreen).
Full 4K landscape version on Youtube for those watching on a TV or monitor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnRCeoyyP84
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/974/801/853/076/758/original/b0e3d2d0040c928c.mp4

2024-02-20 14:48:28

Albatross mating dance (sound on).
Video credit: Brocken Inaglory
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/960/796/966/233/766/original/7399d0b8012d108b.mp4

2024-02-19 10:09:48

Glass frogs, native to the rainforests of Central and South America, are characterized by their translucent skin through which their internal organs can be seen.
Image credit: Geoff Gallice, CC BY 2.0
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/957/587/703/143/008/original/159f7a72e6891e0c.jpg

2024-02-16 11:30:10

These rows are perfectly horizontal and are not moving. A mind-bending anomalous motion variation of the Café wall illusion by Akiyoshi Kitaoka.
Source: http://www.psy.ritsumei.ac.jp/akitaoka/motion30e.html
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2024-02-15 22:54:31

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This panoramic mosaic of the Jezero Crater hills was captured on Sol 353 of Perseverance's mission, created from 26 images from Mastcam-Z's left camera, with colors adjusted to show Mars as it would appear to the human eye.
Available in 4K here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnB70laWKuU

2024-02-15 12:27:14

The surface of Mars captured by Perseverance Rover.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/927/994/374/323/687/original/21946fb13273f0e7.mp4

2024-02-14 12:27:26

Time-lapse of a beautiful aurora over northern Norway.
Video credit: Svamppierre
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/927/881/242/070/026/original/ab53d723381dc5df.mp4

2024-01-30 08:45:08

Close-up view of a sunspot the size of Earth on the surface of the Sun filmed by the Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope. Sunspots are regions of reduced surface temperature caused by intense magnetic fields.
Video credit: Luc Rouppe van der Voort / ISP
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/844/019/761/827/006/original/2dfb48dfe6e43343.mp4

2024-01-28 12:45:42

Time-lapse video of a flight through the eye of Hurricane Florence in September 2018, captured by NOAA's Lockheed WP-3D Orion nicknamed 'Kermit'.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/832/625/300/997/618/original/3e8f28b27b9ebc51.mp4

2024-01-18 11:21:53

The astonishing camouflage of the Indian leafwing butterfly (Kallima paralekta) mimics a dead leaf, complete with veins and a stem.
Video credit: ra_fus/flickr
Further reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kallima_paralekta
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/776/688/374/775/671/original/a587bf2a3e473c40.mp4

2024-01-17 07:55:25

A selfie from Curiosity Rover on the surface of Mars.
Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, MSSS
More details: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasamarshall/25275103228
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/770/214/214/491/457/original/f1ff134697e82afe.jpg

2024-01-16 10:18:00

Timelapse of astronaut Chris Cassidy working outside the International Space Station as it orbits the Earth.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/765/112/471/016/671/original/4b1d567b9ac423fd.mp4

2024-01-12 15:04:14

Apollo 17 lifts off from the Moon on December 14, 1972, the last time humans visited the lunar surface and traveled beyond Earth's orbit.
Further reading: https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/leaving-moon-watching-home
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/743/588/866/283/734/original/e39d390165038c91.mp4

2024-01-12 15:00:06

2024-01-10 09:32:48

The astonishing scale of supermassive black holes, with masses ranging from 100,000 to over 60 billion times our Sun's. This visualization compares the sizes of black hole shadows to solar system objects, featuring giants like Sagittarius A* in the Milky Way and the colossal TON 618.
Animation credit: NASA Goddard
Source and further details: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14335
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/730/960/957/477/203/original/4c725f102e908d5b.mp4

2024-01-08 15:03:43

A giant deep-sea isopod (Bathynomus giganteus) filmed by the ROV on Okeanos Explorer in the Gulf of Mexico at a depth of 810 meters (2,660 feet). This impressive underwater creature measures nearly 30cm (almost 1 foot), as indicated by the red laser dots, spaced 10cm apart, that provide scale to the scientists.
Video credit: NOAA
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/720/936/461/287/777/original/04784ceb3f3a31ec.mp4

2024-01-07 23:39:30

Timelapse of nightfall over Cerro Paranal in Chile.
Video credit: ESO/José Francisco Salgado
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/717/303/377/177/848/original/c35baedb69614501.mp4

2024-01-05 11:29:08

All 34 episodes of the BBC's Rough Science are on the Internet Archive. Made in collaboration with the Open University it aired from 2000 to 2005, showcasing scientists tackling engineering challenges using basic tools and natural resources.
https://archive.org/details/rough-science-18-communication/Rough+Science+01+Mediterranean+Mystery.mp4

2024-01-04 11:51:45

Commander Dave Scott of Apollo 15 validates Galileo's theory on the Moon by dropping a hammer and a feather, proving that objects fall at the same speed, independent of their mass.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/697/531/722/644/657/original/a9ee3676949d0c47.mp4

2023-12-31 01:34:18

The star RS Puppis captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. This Cepheid variable star changes brightness by almost a factor of five every 40 days, resulting in a "light echo" on the surrounding gas and dust.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/672/386/767/628/031/original/1f776464e9a9e1b3.jpg
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2023-12-30 01:15:24

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@npub16a6…8qn5 All 3 seasons of "Connections" are there as well.
https://archive.org/details/bbc-connections-1978

2023-12-30 00:53:46

All 13 episodes of the original "Cosmos" are on the Internet Archive.
https://archive.org/details/CosmosAPersonalVoyage

2023-12-27 09:45:44

The long shadows of sunrise seen from space.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/651/738/735/161/113/original/26108abb609c5831.mp4

2023-12-24 11:23:17

The stunning Mystic Mountain in the Carina Nebula, a three-light-year-tall pillar of gas, dust and newborn stars captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Credit: NASA/ESA/M.Livio(STScI)
#AltText4Me
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2023-12-19 09:58:30

A new image of Uranus in near-infrared from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals the planet's ring system and 9 of its 27 moons.
Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI
Source: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2023/news-2023-150
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/606/489/489/818/220/original/916cd15b8adb6f71.mp4

2023-12-18 11:10:42

The world's loudest bird, the Amazon's white bellbird, has a call that peaks at 125.4 decibels, louder than a chainsaw or jackhammer.
Video Credit: Anselmo d'Affonseca
Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096098221931190X#section-cited-by
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/601/099/948/072/290/original/824fe709336911bd.mp4

2023-12-17 11:34:02

Real-time MRI scan of a person talking.
Video credit: Jens Frahm-MPIbpc / CC BY-SA 3.0
Source: https://www.mpinat.mpg.de/en/frahm/
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/595/541/101/800/759/original/4fe22149b95543b3.mp4

2023-12-15 10:52:28

View from the International Space Station of a Progress resupply vehicle burning up in Earth's atmosphere as the Sun rises over the Pacific Ocean.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/584/050/094/685/265/original/e680ae9fdef27b2f.mp4

2023-12-12 11:01:16

Earth's thin atmosphere against the blackness of space and the distant crescent Moon.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/567/099/877/485/070/original/5e3067335b0368cd.jpg

2023-12-10 09:53:18

Astronaut Alan Bean enjoying weightlessness in the open space of the orbital workshop on the Skylab space station in 1973.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/555/427/916/458/446/original/837cfc3a68abc4c8.mp4

2023-12-08 12:03:25

The view from a spaceship leaving Earth. This timelapse was created from images captured over 24 hours by the MESSENGER spacecraft as it traveled away from Earth to a distance of 435,000 km during a gravity assist swingby on Aug. 2, 2005.
Video credit: Credit NASA/JHUAPL/CIW
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/544/693/185/172/674/original/fc3c80af946007f9.mp4

2023-12-07 10:52:21

The fascinating snow globe effect of a soap bubble freezing.
Video credit: Lorie Shaull / CC BY 2.0
Further reading: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/freezing-soap-bubbles/
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/538/752/441/038/283/original/45b27708d8cf69b0.mp4

2023-12-04 10:53:28

Feeding dive of a yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) in Otago Peninsula, New Zealand.
Video Credit: Tawaki Project / CC BY 3.0
Source and full video: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-eyed_penguin
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/521/772/092/206/490/original/7050d0e4159ef0b3.mp4

2023-12-02 00:58:01

Giving Bluesky a go.
https://bsky.app/profile/wonderofscience.bsky.social

2023-12-01 11:05:46

Timelapse from the International Space Station passing over the Pacific Ocean, crossing the Panama Isthmus to the Caribbean and the Dominican Republic.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/504/833/070/200/870/original/27662144b8cab2ed.mp4

2023-11-30 11:16:19

Dragonfly liftoff captured at 5000 frames per second.
Video credit: Joris Schaap / CC BY 3.0
@npub16ld…jsa0 #photography #nature
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2023-11-30 10:59:43

Dragonfly liftoff captured at 5000 frames per second.
Video credit: Joris Schaap / CC BY 3.0
@npub1z77…ex60 #photography #nature
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/499/147/924/047/540/original/120c54d40cd56b9a.mp4

2023-11-30 10:53:42

Dragonfly liftoff captured at 5000 frames per second.
Video credit: Joris Schaap / CC BY 3.0
bugs@lemmy.world #photography #nature
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2023-11-28 23:33:36

A day passing on planet Earth seen from 36,000 kilometers (22,000 miles) by the satellite Himawari-8.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/490/787/579/517/027/original/dd2e41e961fca41b.mp4

2023-11-28 00:54:23

A 50 million year old gnat preserved in amber. Insects trapped in tree sap become fossilized when the sap hardens, experiences heat and pressure beneath Earth's surface, and undergoes polymerization, transforming into amber.
Image credit: Manukyan Andranik / CC BY-SA 4.0
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2023-11-26 09:33:23

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Airglow is a faint luminescence in the Earth's upper atmosphere occurring when atoms and molecules excited by sunlight during the day emit light to shed their excess energy.
Read more: https://www.universetoday.com/112237/how-to-see-airglow-the-green-sheen-of-night/

2023-11-25 22:09:52

Spectacular timelapse of the Milky Way galaxy and a phenomenon known as airglow seen from the International Space Station.
Watch the full video in 4K on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wMbzylZxEI
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/473/470/955/306/606/original/ba6d7fa67b8e87c7.mp4

2023-11-20 00:52:55

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@npub1pyg…f8nf The camera exposure settings are calibrated for daylight, so faint light sources aren't picked up. Also, this timelapse is entirely over the Indian Ocean, so even with appropriate exposure settings no city lights would be visible.
Here is a link to the cameras metadata if interested in the settings/camera used.
https://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/DatabaseCameraFiles/ISS034/ISS034-E-19846.txt

2023-11-20 00:46:43

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@npub1pyg…f8nf There are no cities in the Indian Ocean.

2023-11-20 00:30:23

Flying over the line between day and night in the International Space Station.
Full 4K widescreen version on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Aa4mm_OGL34
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/440/049/413/145/576/original/605fa4eea3e484d2.mp4

2023-11-20 00:11:01

Flying into Sunrise on the International Space Station over Mexico and the United States
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qf4a02yOsI

2023-11-19 01:07:22

The E/V Nautilus team encounter a Flapjack Octopus off the central California coast.
Video credit: E/V Nautilus
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/434/533/287/289/416/original/7cb325bc1a2195e3.mp4

2023-11-19 01:06:12

The E/V Nautilus team encounter a Flapjack Octopus off the central California
Video credit: E/V Nautilus
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/434/528/424/005/858/original/72de95aeb472e46c.mp4

2023-11-18 00:47:39

The surprising intelligence of crows demonstrated in an experiment showing they have a causal understanding level of a 5 to 7-year-old child.
Video credit: PLOS Media
Further reading: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0092895
Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZerUbHmuY04
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/428/793/240/097/303/original/9acd0811133d10db.mp4

2023-11-18 00:22:05

2023-11-15 23:35:32

Eel larvae are almost completely transparent.
Video credit: HRF U/W Production
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2023-11-11 06:26:22

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@npub1rq9…x4h3 Notable enough for NASA to mention https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/25642/a-wind-carved-rock/

2023-11-11 06:13:24

A 360º view from the surface of Mars captured by Perseverance Rover.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS
Source: https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/25640/mastcam-zs-first-360-degree-panorama/
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/390/438/091/899/206/original/f02adae6b529edc1.mp4

2023-10-31 01:10:07

Earth's rotation visualized in a stunning timelapse that follows a fixed point in the sky.
Video credit: Martin Giraud
Watch the full 4K original on Martin's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZH1vS45oW4
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/326/959/535/438/614/original/56cee31782c42cfb.mp4

2023-10-24 00:08:44

A spectacular aurora seen in timelapse from the International Space Station.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/287/082/391/800/869/original/d105d1d058d11036.mp4

2023-10-20 23:52:33

An owl gliding through a cloud of helium-filled soap bubbles reveals wingtip and tail vortices.
Video credit: Usherwood et al.
Source: https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/223/3/jeb214809/223686/High-aerodynamic-lift-from-the-tail-reduces-drag
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/270/032/089/836/799/original/57f35de3153a9d7c.mp4

2023-10-19 00:13:30

Timelapse of a sea cucumber feeding. Sea cucumbers feed using "oral tentacles", appendages arrayed around their mouths to capture plankton and other particles from the water.
Video credit: BBC/Blue Planet II
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09gl670/blue-planet-ii-series-1-5-green-seas
Further reading: https://nerdist.com/article/sea-cucumbers-eating-looks-like-an-alien-weird-ocean-creatures/
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/258/789/519/491/342/original/18115e644d2e6479.mp4

2023-10-17 00:43:08

Solar System bodies to scale.
Animation by @npub1fz9…tctm
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/247/580/205/791/728/original/137f3fd11ef90bcf.mp4

2023-10-13 02:46:32

The evolution of the Moon.
4.5 billion years in 2 minutes.
Video credit: NASA Goddard
Full annotated video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIKmSQqp8wY
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/225/417/641/439/951/original/e6195065cb8546a7.mp4

2023-10-12 01:08:30

Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) are the acrobats of the ocean, spinning up to seven times during leaps as high as 3m (10 ft).
Video credit: John Downer Productions
Watch the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b4FGlWGsuo
Further reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinner_dolphin
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/219/369/448/960/872/original/9ba45a8462e746a8.mp4

2023-10-11 00:55:59

A meteor burning up in Earth's atmosphere, filmed from the International Space Station.
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2023-10-08 13:12:08

Time-lapse of astronaut Chris Cassidy working outside the International Space Station as it orbits the Earth.
Video credit: NASA Johnson
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2023-10-07 00:37:13

A 360-degree view of the Moon's surface in high resolution captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft.
Credit: LRO/ASU/NASA
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2023-10-04 12:08:58

The wave-like nature of Asperitas clouds becomes apparent when viewed in time-lapse.
Video credit: Alex Schueth
Full 4K version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz7BgxrVmiQ
Further reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperitas_(cloud)
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2023-09-20 13:09:26

Dwarf mongoose plays dead for hornbill.
Video credit: Tayla McCurdy/WildEarth
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2023-09-19 12:32:34

Sunrise in space viewed from the International Space Station.
Time-lapse credit: ESA/NASA
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2023-09-11 13:05:47

A spiny orb-weaver spider carefully building her web. Spiny orb-weavers create intricate webs up to 60cm in diameter with as many as 30 loops in the outer spiral.
Video credit: Rachel Barry
Further reading: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN324
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2023-09-05 11:32:43

Astronaut Jack Fischer's amazing view of the Earth during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station.
Video credit: NASA Johnson
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2023-09-03 14:39:23

“You see one Earth, you’ve seen them all.”
—Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17 Astronaut
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2023-09-02 11:44:29

A galaxy view edge-on by the Hubble Space Telescope. NGC 5866, also known as the Spindle Galaxy or Messier 102, is a bright lenticular galaxy in constellation Draco.
Source and more details: https://science.nasa.gov/edge-galaxy-ngc-5866
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2023-08-30 14:11:00

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2023-08-30 14:09:40

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2023-08-30 10:23:46

Incredible footage of a Kingfisher dive captured in slow motion.
Kingfishers compensate for the reflection and refraction of water to pinpoint the depth and position of prey underwater.
Video credit: RTÉ
Watch the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CsyenHROSE
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2023-08-26 13:05:37

A ring of fire rises over Western Australia as the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth during an annular eclipse in 2013.
Video credit: Colin Legg & Geoff Sims
Full video and more details: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200615.html
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2023-08-26 12:59:26

2023-08-23 14:51:35

A time lapse of the International Space Station completing an orbit of Earth without a sunset as it travels near the terminator line: the boundary between day and night. #AltText4Me
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2023-08-23 14:35:01

A time lapse of the International Space Station completing an orbit of Earth without a sunset as it travels near the terminator line (the boundary between day and night). #AltText4Me
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2023-08-21 11:59:05

What happens when galaxies collide? A billion year gravitational waltz.
This computer simulation includes images from Hubble of actual galactic collisions at different stages.
Credit: NASA, ESA, and F. Summers
Source: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/details.cgi?aid=30686
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2023-08-19 03:05:18

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@npub1alf…h509 Thanks, I've added your alt text.

2023-08-18 13:33:34

Levitation melting is a metallurgical technique that uses electromagnetic forces to suspend and melt materials, typically within a conical helical inductor, without any physical contact with crucibles.
Video credit: TheServk/Youtube
Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkpEz7znpnc
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2023-08-15 16:16:28

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Timelapse created from images courtesy of the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center ISS044-E-55403-55766 http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov.

2023-08-15 14:20:28

The view from the International Space Station as an aurora meets the sunrise in space.
Watch the full 4K widescreen version on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmK7oY-Xcr8
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