News Etna, the Forge of Hephaestus – Etna, la fucina di Efesto by Francesco Pappalardo. This is an excellent Photography book recently published by this great photographer and flickr friend cicciofarmaco. This book is a collection of the most beautiful pictures of the Etna volcano paroxysmal eruptions of 2011. As you can see, Francesco has [...]

This shot was much much more relevant a year ago. But in celebration of Discovery’s final launch a few days ago, I’m posting this. (I was probably gonna post it soon anyway; after going through older pictures recently) But it’s the plume after Discovery’s Night Launch on April 5, 2010. I almost didn’t even take [...]

I recently had the urge to make a terrarium… this is my first attempt. The little yellow thing is a Mochi which was my first ever UFO catcher prize in Japan :3 By: medoriastar

Hello Flickr friends! I highly recommend watching the video linked at the end of this caption. VERY cool stuff…! NASA recently performed a trial run on a rocket sled test fixture, powered by rockets, to replicate the forces a supersonic spacecraft would experience prior to landing. The sled tests will allow the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator [...]

Germany based Rheinmetall Defence continues to develop its high-energy laser (HEL) technology. The company recently announced a successful test of its new 50kW high-energy weapon. The 50kW HEL weapon was able to cut through a 15mm-thick steel girder at a distance of 1,000 meters. It also successfully shot down nose-diving target drones at a range [...]

ISS028-E-028782 (22 Aug. 2011) — This panoramic view of recently-formed Hurricane Irene was acquired by the crew of the International Space Station early Monday afternoon from a point over the coastal waters of Venezuela. At the time Irene was packing winds of 80mph and was just north of the Mona Passage between Hispaniola and Puerto [...]