Stunning 4K video of the Aurora Borealis and stars shot from the International Space Station

When it comes to giving us amazing views of the earth and space, few do it better than NASA, and this one’s going to take some effort to beat. NASA seem to have well and truly boarded and taken residence on the 4K bandwagon, and with footage like this, it’s easy to see why. Having never […]

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The International Space Station as Captured with the Nikon P900’s Monster Zoom

Shortly after its announcement I read a review of the Nikon P900 super-zoom bridge camera, where the author excitedly said it can be used to shoot objects as far as ten miles away. Judging by this photo of the International Space Station, captured by Naftali Maimon, I’m happy to say the P900’s 83x 2000mm-equivalent zoom […]

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See a Beautiful New Photo of Earth With Every New Browser Tab You Open

If you haven’t heard of Urthecast, you need to fix that. Based out of Vancouver, British Columbia, Urthecast is a company working hand-in-hand with NASA to provide the first publicly accessible HD camera that’s attached to the International Space Station. While their main objective is a constant stream of HD footage broadcasted live for the […]

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Scott Kelly Is The American Astronaut Living The Most Time In Space And He Shoots Amazing Images Of Earth

Have you ever seen the Sahara desert from space? Chances are you already have, but never as spectacular as in the amazing images Astronaut Scott Kelly has been posting to his Instagram and Twitter feeds directly from the International Space Station. Last Friday, October 16, 2015, Kelly broke the record for the longest cumulative time for an American Astronaut living […]

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ISS Uses Still Camera and 800mm Lens to Demonstration Acceleration Through Space

In recent years we’ve become more familiar with the International Space Station (ISS) through live video feeds, experiment demonstrations, and fantastic images that have been brought back to earth.  (Then again, maybe it’s all just thrown together on some Hollywood sound stage…who knows.)  But, to the best of my knowledge, we have never before seen […]

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