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Wouldn’t it be amazing to sit aboard the International Space Station, watching Earth’s continents and oceans pass by as you orbit the planet? If a startup called Urthecast has its way, you’ll soon be able to replicate that experience from your computer, thanks to HD cameras mounted on the station to stream near real-time video of Earth 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It will be the first-ever HD streaming video feed of Earth from space, and will let viewers discern objects as small as one meter wide.
http://vimeo.com/40234826
Vimeo user Sander van den Berg put together this video from raw images gleaned from NASA’s Cassini and Voyager missions.
Full screen or forget it.
Thanks Brian
Buzz to Buzz
atBuzz Aldrin imparts advice to Buzz Lightyear in 2008 before he (Lightyear) was sent to the International Space Station for over a year.
A beautifully rendered view of the Milky Way to remind you of your insignificance in the grand scheme of things. There’s over a billion stars visible at the starting point.
[via Hacker News]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzoXPav7uzs
Dr David Brown demos the Natural User Interface he’s developed for Microsoft Surface 2.0.
Now that’s a touchscreen.
A beautiful timelapse of the stars from low earth orbit, as viewed from the International Space Station, as put together by photographer Alex Rivest.
[Via Wired]
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With another weather balloon/LEGO model/camera combo, YouTuber vinciverse created this delightful video of a LEGO Space Shuttle floating above the Earth.
[via io9 via TheMarySue]
Previously
Reel NASA sez:
Expedition 30 astronaut Dr Don Pettit uses knitting needles and water droplets to demonstrate physics in space through ‘Science off the Sphere.’ This is part of the first video in a series for a partnership between NASA and the American Physical Society to share unique videos from the International Space Station with students, educators and science fans from around the world.
More offworld practical physics: Dr Don’s Saturday Morning Science experiments.
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A pair of industrious Canadian teenagers sent a Lego minifig into space using a weather balloon and crafted this rather lovely video from the footage.