No they are not paintings or the original backdrop to Van Gogh’s Starry Nights…they are in fact: Undulatus asperatus (or alternately, asperatus) is a cloud formation, proposed in 2009 as a separate cloud classification by the founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society. If successful it will be the first cloud formation added since cirrus intortus
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This Tiny Alien Skeleton is Freaking the Hell out of Me
Found almost a decade ago, this tiny 6 inch long ‘alien skeleton’ which showed several anomalies, including its alien-like skull, teensy body and the fact that it had just 10 ribs rather than the 12…is apparently human. When the mummified specimen was discovered, in the Atacama Desert, some had suggested the possibility it was an
What if we had a Planet instead of a Moon?
I am not a huge space enthusiast, but I have often wondered what would the night sky look like if the moon was replaced by one of our solar system’s planets? Well Ron Miller answers this question with his collection of manipulated images station planets, from the relatively minute Mercury to the enormous Jupiter, in
Alien Slime Mysteriously Appears after Meteor Strike
So this is how it begins…A “weird” greenish slime said in folklore to appear at the same time as meteors hit Earth has been found in a birdlife park in Somerset. The translucent goo, which has baffled scientist, is believed to have oozed out of the Russian meteor that recently fell from the most outer
Best Video of Planet Earth you will see all Day – Simply Awesome
Breathtaking…Not only have I learned even more that Earth is rapt with beauty unchallenged, I have also learned that baby cheetahs are adorable when they yawn. A compilation of incredible clips showing Earth from every possibly amazing place in the planet. Crank up the volume and enjoy. [Cheers gizmodo]
Skydiver Achieves World’s Highest Skydive – From the Edge of Space to Earth in 5.5 Minutes
SUCCESS! I am not a huge fan of doing any extreme sporting that would result in death if one mistake or accident was to happen…in this case, one tiny error could result in boiling blood and an exploding brain. That little white spec freefalling from space you may have watched live today, is Austrian skydiver
The Universe Just got a Little Richer – Diamond Planet Found
It looks like the universe just got a little richer. Astronomers have discovered a planet twice the size of our own made largely out of diamonds…So I guess this means NASA won’t be closing its shuttle doors after all. Not far from our solar system planet, 55 Cancri e, is twice the size of planet
Planet Earth in HD – 121 Megapixel Shot of our Home Planet
Say hello to Planet Earth, as seen from 36,000km above the surface, with the rich deep blues of the sea contrasting with the sharp outlines of land, as white clouds scurry across the skies. The image was taken by the Electro-L, Russia’s latest weather satellite, and unlike other images of our planet, it was taken
Solar Storm creates Stunning Northern Lights
The only place in the world where you can experience what LSD is like without the actual LSD! This stunning photo comes courtesy of Jónína Óskarsdóttir in Faskrudsfjordur, Iceland, and shows the energy of the upper atmospheric activity. Coronal mass ejections unleashed by Tuesday night’s powerful X-class solar flares collided with Earth’s magnetosphere yesterday morning,
The Universe is in Us – The Most Astounding Fact
I feel good right now…This is such an amazing video! The most astounding fact…Neil DeGrasse Tyson is a genius. The universe is in us, it’s in my brain, it’s in my body its everywhere. “For me, that is the most profound revelation of 20th century astrophysics and I look forward to what the 21st century
