No, this isn’t a closeup of a Cosby Sweater. Nor is it the result of those shrooms you ingested 20 minutes ago. It’s actually science’s newest means of mapping one of the Earth’s wildest and most remote regions. More »
This image was captured by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter while flying over the Bonneveille Crater on January 29, 2012. There’s a spaceship hidden in plain view, sightly red because of the planet’s dust. Can you see it? More »
Is that a stained glass window dedicated to man’s excess? Nope. A MoMA exhibit capturing our disposable lifestyles? Sorry. A corporate logo treatment for a recycling facility? Not exactly, but it is related to turning trash into something beautiful. More »
We knew there was water in abundance in Mars, but we never saw its ocean. This is it, as uncovered by strong new evidence found over the course of two years by the MARSIS radar on board ESA’s Mars Express. More »
This week’s
When you’re in Taiwan and you use the ATM, you should be wary of the English interface. Apparently the gangster will use this to cheat you. More »
As the harsh winter washes over the northern hemisphere, it’s amazing images like this that remind people to go outside and enjoy the majesty of snow and ice. Actually, let someone else go outside and take photos. It’s cold. More »
Since the Costa Concordia ran aground in Italy, it’s been listing at an incredible angle, almost sitting on its side. It looks weird enough from the outside, but images taken by the Italian Navy make my head hurt. More »
