This video imagines a trip down a desert highway at speeds approaching light, and then shows all the weird and wonderful optical effects the theory of special relativity says we'd experience.

posted by longde 1 decade 3 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 962 views • 6:11

On September 30, 2011 at 11:08am, Derek Deville's Qu8k (pronounced "Quake") launched from the Black Rock Desert in Nevada to an altitude of 121,000' before returning safely to earth. Above 99% of the atmosphere... continue reading

posted by Jlowen 1 decade 3 years 5 months 1 week ago • 3,781 views • 16:51

Watch in HD.

posted by hpqp 1 decade 3 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 947 views • 1:24

Sixty Symbols looks into recent announcement that some scientist think they may have detected neutrinos going faster than the speed of light.

posted by RFlagg 1 decade 3 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 1,732 views • 9:38

A dramatic new time-lapse movie by the Hubble telescope shows for the first time seasonal changes on the planet. Once considered one of the blander-looking planets, Uranus is now revealed as a dynamic... continue reading

posted by longde 1 decade 5 years 4 months 1 week ago • 1,765 views • 2:13

From Youtube --> This video of the Aurora Australis was created from a sequence of still shots taken by astronauts on board the International Space Station. The images were acquired on September 11, 2011... continue reading

posted by Boise_Lib 1 decade 3 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 3,791 views • 35 secs

'What does it feel like to fly over planet Earth?' A time-lapse taken from the front of the International Space Station as it orbits our planet at night. This movie begins over the Pacific Ocean and... continue reading

posted by EDD 1 decade 3 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 5,531 views • 1:02

Normally, cosmic motion happens on a timescale that is not observable in the human lifetime. Herbig Haro 47, or HH 47, is close enough and fast enough to put together this spectacular time-lapse with... continue reading

posted by rgroom1 1 decade 3 years 6 months 1 week ago • 1,297 views • 23 secs

posted as of today: An important milestone today for the successor to the space shuttle. Construction on the first space-bound Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Module began with the first weld at the Michoud Assembly... continue reading

posted by saber2x 1 decade 3 years 6 months 1 week ago • 1,388 views • 2:35

Fast foward through 13 billion years in the life of a spiral galaxy. It's probably the most accurate simulation to date taking 8 months to calculate dark matters' influence in galaxy formation.

posted by acidSpine 1 decade 3 years 6 months 1 week ago • 964 views • 2:54

I feel sorry for the camera crew who had to film this. They will be missed.

posted by ZappaDanMan 1 decade 3 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 4,319 views • 3:40

Hurricane Irene as seen from the International Space Station. To track the storm: http://www.stormpulse.com/

posted by geo321 1 decade 3 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,747 views • 3:04

Astronomers discover a giant diamond planet, 5 times the size of earth. That's serious bling. Admittedly the video makes you sit through virtually 2 whole minutes of evidence before dropping the giant... continue reading

posted by Lumm 1 decade 3 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,484 views • 2:13

From YouTube: This animation uses images from the Dawn spacecraft of the asteroid Vesta, showing this 500 km wide rock spinning. More info:http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/08/01/vesta-in-breathtakin... continue reading

posted by critical_d 1 decade 3 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 731 views • 31 secs

From YT: Axial precession is the reason the Earth's axis has a long-term but quite dramatic "wobble", as explained here by Roger Bowley and Mike Merrifield.

posted by Skeeve 1 decade 3 years 7 months ago • 1,686 views • 7:57

A timelapse journey with nature. This film is a collection of some of the best moments I have captured from 2009 to present. A lot of new stuff plus some of the classics you may have seen in my previous... continue reading

posted by eric3579 1 decade 3 years 7 months 1 week ago • 1,632 views

With a diameter of approx. 2 Billion miles, VY Canis Majoris (Greater Dog Star) is the largest known to the human race. This video gives some idea of it's size.

posted by Barseps 1 decade 3 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 2,161 views • 3:02

Images from the Messenger mission formed into a short movie. From YouTube: The Mercury-bound MESSENGER spacecraft captured several stunning images of Earth during a gravity assist swingby of its... continue reading

posted by critical_d 1 decade 3 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 1,055 views • 12 secs

Another look at the solar flare that happened on June 7th. Turn on captions for more information about what you are seeing. On June 7, 2011 the Sun unleashed an M-2 (medium-sized) solar flare with... continue reading

posted by critical_d 1 decade 3 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 1,772 views • 2:24