Ethan Siegelposted a great read on Saturn’s moon Iapetus and the great mystery as to why one side is darker than another. (Short answer, because Science!). Check out the article on medium titled The Strangest Moon In the Solar System.
Here is an A380 cutting through clouds in Amsterdam (via Sploid) If that is not enough, why not try this compilation (via flugsnug) of cool interactions of Planes and Clouds and Vortices:
Today is the 14th anniversary of the opening of Disney California Adventure (nee Disney’s). I’ve loved this park from the very start, and part of me can’t believe it has already been 14 years. Umm, seems like yesterday I was…
Stunning image from the Hubble Space Telescope (acting like a camera at Wimbledon) of three moons, Europa, Io, and Callisto transiting the face of Jupiter. It only occurs once or twice a decade, so a rare shot to be sure.…
From the NASA Goddard – a fascinating look at the other side of the moon. You know, the side we never see? To me it’s amazing to see something that you see all the time from a completely new perspective..
Wow. This looks fake, but it is in fact a dash cam recording of the crash of TransAsia flight 235 just after takeoff in Taipei Taiwan yesterday. It’s amazing that people survived the crash and the pilot is credited with…
One of my fellow #NASASocial Alumni Scott Manley posted a great video of his experience as part of the NASA Social. Check out his video – I do make a cameo in it – I’m wearing a red jacket. See…
Trying to get back into the swing of things after an exciting visit to the Vandenberg AFB as part of the NASA Social for the SMAP spacecraft. I had such a great time visiting with other nerds and making some…