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This Corona Billboard Makes The Moon The World’s Biggest Lime Wedge

If you happen to find yourself taking an evening stroll past 15th St and 9th Ave in Manhattan tomorrow, you’ll have the opportunity to full enjoy this clever Corona billboard. Playing off the fact the drink is usually served with a lime wedged in the bottle’s mouth, from the right angle, and on the right night, a crescent moon fills in for the missing fruit.

12 June 2013

Software

Slooh: Snap Your Very Own High-Res Space Photos From Your iPad

Way back in 2009, Slooh opened up its space telescope service to the everyman, meaning common folk could explore space and take live, high-res photos at their leisure — for a small fee, of course. In the same vein, their new iPad app lets you take space shots on the go, all for $2 a pop.

11 June 2013

Science

The Smallest Galaxy In The Universe Is Adorable

Few scientific terms express a sense of sheer enormity more than the word “galaxy”. Galaxies are massively massive. They’re filled with more stars than any single person could count. They’re billions of times brighter than our own Sun! Galaxies are huge! Except for Segue 2.

Science

The Butterfly Nebula Sure Looks Pretty

There’s nothing gentle or delicate about this butterfly. Despite its pleasant appearance, the Butterfly Nebula has a dying star at its centre that has a temperature of 250,000C.

31 May 2013

Science

What Is This?

Looking like something out of the Matrix or some sci-fi horror movie, this stunning photo captures something rather impressive. But what the hell is it? A robotic surgeon, perhaps? Maybe the next generation of badass 3D printers? Or could it be a massive robotic eye?

28 May 2013

Science

Why We All Love Space Porn

There’s something so beguilingly beautiful about images of space: those awe inspiring images that make us question our place in the universe. In this video, a team of astrophysicists take a look at why we all find them quite so amazing.

25 May 2013

Science

It Sure Looks Beautiful Inside The Ring Nebula

The Ring Nebula is a common image in astronomy, but new images from Hubble reveal something rather strange inside the cloud of swirling gas. These new images, captured by Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3, reveal that the glowing gas shroud is actually a rather different shape to what’s previously been observed.

6 May 2013

Cameras

A Partial Eclipse Step By Step

On April 25, photographer Tamas Ladanyi took consecutive exposures of the first partial lunar eclipse of the year. Shooting from Tihany, Hungary near Lake Balaton, Ladanyi captured the 27-minute solar event, and it’s beautiful

5 May 2013

Science

This Picture Of Saturn’s Moon Is Simply Beautiful

This picture may be simple — monochromatic, a deep black background, and just a hunk fo rock to admire — but it’s also stunningly beautiful. You’re looking at Enceladus, the sixth-largest of the moons of Saturn, as pictured by Cassini.

30 April 2013

Science

Saturn’s Harrowing Hurricane Is Even More Terrifying In Technicolor

Not too long ago, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft managed to get some awesome photos of Saturn’s 360,000km polar hurricane. It looked pretty intense in black and white, but this new coloured version is one blood-red beauty.

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