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This Snowy Soyuz Launch Looks Like A Space-Themed Christmas Card
Image Cache: On Sunday, a Soyuz-2.1b rocket was successfully launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia’s northern space port, carrying a 1415kg Glonass navigation satellite into orbit. And boy was it snowy.
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Israel’s Only Bottle Factory Turns Desert Sand Into Mountains Of Glass
Image Cache: Deep in the heart of Israel’s desert, shimmering mountains of green, brown and white glass dominate the landscape, awaiting a new life. It’s a beautiful spectacle.
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Is This Alice In Mirrorland? Nope, It’s How You Test A Solar Mirror
This dreamy photo, which looks like a modern take on Through the Looking-Glass, actually shows how German researchers are testing mirrors for solar power plants at DLR, the German Aerospace Center.
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Inspecting A Giant Telescope Mirror Looks A Lot Like Cleaning Your Backyard
This photo of the fourth mirror for the Giant Magellan Telescope makes the cleaning and inspection of an incredible piece of engineering looks more like some dudes cleaning out their backyard.