A Horizon Rainbow in Paris

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Image Credit & Copyright: Bertrand KulikExplanation: Why is this horizon so colorful? Because, opposite the Sun, it is raining. What is pictured above is actually just a common rainbow. It’s uncommon appearance is caused by the Sun being unusually high in the sky during the rainbow‘s creation. Since everyrainbow‘s center must be exactly opposite the Sun, a high Sun reflecting [...]

 

Breathtaking New Zealand by Chris Gin (20 pictures)

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Chris Zin is a photographer based in Auckland, New Zealand. He first became interested in photography in 2007 and has been hooked ever since. He specializes in landscapes and enjoy capturing beautiful scenes in good light. His most-used pieces of equipment include the following: Canon 7D Sigma 10-20 f4.5 Tamron 17-50 f2.8 Hitech GND filters Copyright ©Chris [...]

 

10 Worst Cities To Live In

 
 

Too hot? Too cold? Too radioactive? Presenting 10 cities where living can be a bit of a challenge. Music = Fat Foot by Adam Drake and Tom Jenkins

 

 

25 Coolest NASA Discoveries That Changed Your Life.

 
 

Since its inception in 1958, it was made clear by the Space Act that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) should go beyond studying just space ships. The law stipulated that its research and discoveries should benefit the general public. NASA has faithfully stuck with that precept. Today, you come in contact with products [...]

 

 

 

 

Dust Pillar of the Carina Nebula

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Image Credit: NASA, ESA, N. Smith (U. California, Berkeley) et al., and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)Explanation: Inside the head of this interstellar monster is a star that is slowly destroying it. The monster, actually an inanimate pillar of gas and dust, measures over a light year in length. The star, not itself visible through the opaque dust, is bursting out partly by ejectingenergetic beams of particles. Similar [...]