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10 Most Incredible Images of Magnetic Storms
The Sun is the centre of our universe and most solar activity has an effect on the Earth. Geomagnetic storms are very visible effects of this solar activity that can cause power outages and disrupt satellites. No doubt, solar activity requires more research so that we can better prepare for it. But relax, though solar storms affect the way we live, especially our modern technology, they do not harm life on Earth. Get ready for a spectacular light show.
Continue reading...10 Most Incredible Solar Flares Captured In Pictures
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Solar flares are like the Sun's equivalents of Earth's natural hazards, though of course they occur on a much larger scale. It would be nice to say such phenomena have minimal impact on the environment or life on Earth, but solar flares do strongly influence our local space weather – and who knows what a biggie could do? While we wait for the answer, don your protective glasses and prepare for some dazzling images of solar eruptions.
Continue reading...Space Launches As You’ve Never Seen Them Before
Monday, May 4, 2009
Oh. My. Golly. What a shot. Taken in 1998, this awesome image shows NASA's Lunar Prospector spacecraft shooting into the sky above Cape Canaveral. Destination is in sight. The fiery launch tail forms an arch in the foreground, while the moon, near first quarter phase, looks on, some 250,000 miles away. Prepare for blast-off as we explore stunning photos of space launches and wonder what it all means from an environmental point of view.
Continue reading...Shots from the Edge: Fire, Earth, Water & Air
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Photographer Tumanc takes photographs at the limits – at points where opposing forces meet, complementing or conflicting with each another. Humans encounter the elements in spectacular style, and unless they play nature’s game are rendered insignificant by a greater might. The different elements meet one another too, earth, water, fire and air clashing and creating magical effects.
Continue reading...Underground Polar Cities: Our Last Defence Against Global Warming?
Monday, August 18, 2008
Whether you believe in global warming or not, the world is changing. The areas around the equator are getting hotter, so much so that scientists believe within the next 5 to 8 years equatorial countries will be practically inhabitable by humans. On the other hand, rising temperatures are expected to make usually freezing environments quite a pleasant place to live, predicting a huge migration to more northerly regions.
Continue reading...10 Greatest Major-Impact Craters on Earth
Friday, July 18, 2008
Imagine staring into the sky and seeing a tiny yellow dot, gradually getting closer. That dot doubles in size every second, until it slowly darkens the sky. You realize that this dot is actually the size of New York City and is screeching through the atmosphere faster than the speed of sound, coming right for you. This massive object will cause tsunamis, earthquakes and obliterate natural daylight for years…oh… and it will kill you.
Continue reading...30 Abstract Satellite Images of Earth
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
NASA’s scientists had a brilliant idea: to scan through 400,000 images taken by the Landsat 7 satellite and display only the most the most beautiful. A handful of the best were painstakingly chosen and then displayed at the Library of Congress in 2000.
Continue reading...$22 Million Creation Musuem Expanding, Focusing On Kids
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
By Ben Ray Image from John Scalzi The Creation Museum, an international abomination laying just a few miles from the Cincinnati-Northern KentuckyAirport, is only one year old, but it’s already had enough success that it’s planning to expand over the next year. Ken Ham, who founded “Answers in Genesis,” [...]
Continue reading...The Origins Of Earth Day
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Ah, Earth Day. Annually marked on the 22nd of every April, unless you work for HOK, in which case it’s Go Barefoot Day. But close enough. Image from Charming Milo How did this holiday, which usually only gets play with people like the EG staff and elementary schools, [...]
Continue reading...Do Planets Sing?
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Probably, concede scientists– the pounding of waves on the continents make it possible that the Earth not only hums at a resonance below the human range of hearing, but is part of a larger interstellar symphony that passes several octaves below our sensory perception every day. Image, from [...]
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Friday, August 28, 2009
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