We do have some amazing technologies other than cell phones and lap tops ... and what's happening in outer space is absolutely amazing-exciting-fascinating.
There's an array of satellites and robots and landers throughout our planetary neighbors, some of which make the Hubble telescope seem like a Model-T Ford.
The photos coming back from these high flying "digital cameras" are stunning.
Take a gander at this. Or this.
Interested in Saturn, go here and click on "Images".
The Sun? Try this. Or here for just a pic of the sun.
Maybe you just want to look at the Earth? Here and also this Blue Marble.
And, if you're interested in an overview of the Solar System Exploration programs, click here.
Here are several sites I visit on a regular basis: APOD, NASA's image of the day and HiRISE.
4 comments:
Some pretty amazing photos here. Thanks for the links! The video of the solar flares knocked my socks off.
Great photos. I don't know why we earthlings think we're such big stuff...
T. Clear - I'm constantly amazed by both the sun and Mars photos. There are no words to describe the wonder of it all.
weeder ... that damn Copernicus and his radical theories, of course we're the center of the universe!.
Stellar!
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