Sphinx_Observatory_Switzerland
The observatory sits on a peak called The Sphynx. Image captured by the News Blender. …
Media Category: Science
Coronal_Mass_Ejection_Erupts_on_the_Sun_2012
On August 31, 2012 a long filament of solar material that had been hovering in the sun’s atmosphere, the corona, erupted out into space at 4:36 p.m. EDT. The coronal mass ejection, or CME, traveled at over 900 miles per second. The CME did not travel directly toward Earth, but did connect with Earth’s magnetic environment, or magnetosphere, causing aurora to appear on the night of Monday, September 3. Pictured here is a lighten blended version of the 304 and 171 angstrom wavelengths taken from the Solar Dynamics Observatory. Cropped. Photo by
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. …
microscopic_organism_Homalozoon
An organism of the genus Homalozoon (shown in blue) as seen through a microscope. Image captured by the News Blender. …
Sea_Monkeys
Up close and personal with a Sea Monkey, a.k.a., brine shrimp or Artemia salina. Image captured by the News Blender. …
Quantum_particles
Known sub-atomic particles. Image captured by the News Blender. …
Markhor_goat
Markhor goat, also known as the screw horn goat. Image captured by the News Blender. …
Lituya_Bay_AK
Aerial view of Lituya Bay. Cenotaph Island is at center. Gilbert Inlet and Crillon Inlet are at the back, mostly hidden by terrain. (Photo credit: USGS) …
Lituya_Bay_map
During the earthquake, the bay side of Gilbert and Crillon inlets moved about 20 feet northwest relative to the northeast wall that forms the head of the bay. The Sunmore (S) and Badger (B) were anchored in Anchorage Cove, while the Edrie (E) was anchored in the small cove behind the Paps hills. Map credit: Don J. Miller, Giant Waves in Lituya Bay, Alaska. Published by United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, 1960. …
southeast_AK_map
Lituya Bay (center left) offers the only sheltered anchorage for a long stretch of Southeast coast. Map credit: Don J. Miller, Giant Waves in Lituya Bay, Alaska. Published by United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, 1960. USGS. …