Lisbon Honey Moon

Where Art and Science collide

In his TEDGlobal 2013 talk, Fabian Oefner shares breathtaking images at the nexus of art and science, which beautifully capture unique moments of physical and chemical drama. Read more.

Nebula No. 10 (2011)

Voyager's Neptune

Fire rainbows

The rainbow effect is created when tiny ice crystals in the water vapour of clouds reflect the sunlight at the exact right angle. The sight is rare and has only ever been photographed a couple of times.
   
Images: (L) Ken Rotberg (R) UC Santa Barbara Geography.

Warped Sky: Star Trails over Arches National Park

Clouds and Crescents

Preserved for eternity

There's a deceptively still body of water in Tanzania with a deadly secret—it turns any animal it touches to stone. The rare phenomenon is caused by the chemical makeup of the lake, but the petrified creatures it leaves behind are straight out of a horror film.
Photographed by Nick Brandt in his new book, Across the Ravaged Land, petrified creatures pepper the area around the lake due to its constant pH of 9 to 10.5—an extremely basic alkalinity that preserves these creatures for eternity.Read more.

Royal Observatory Greenwich Announces Astronomy Photographers of the Year

Guiding Light to the Stars by Mark Gee (Australia)

 

Rho Ophiuchi and Antares Nebulae by Tom O’Donoghue (Ireland)

The Windows District by Eric Dewar (Canada), aged 15

Science news

Road to Nowhere - Supermoon

Supermoon rises over this road to nowhere in eastern South Dakota.

Copyright : Aaron J. Groen

Four Planet Sunset

Image Credit & Copyright: Chris Kotsiopoulos (GreekSky)

A quantum smile

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Clouds, Birds, Moon, Venus

Image Credit & Copyright: Isaac Gutiérrez Pascual (Spain)

Earth at Twilight

Image Credit: ISS Expedition 2 Crew, Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth, NASA

The Love Formula

Lisbon from the ISS

Chris Hadfield ‏

This week in science

Romantic Chemistry

Zeta Oph: Runaway Star