Geminid Meteor Shower Time-Lapse 2012. The Firefly Time-Lapse. Kevin Richardson, a very special Lioness, & her Cubs. Alien Hand Syndrome (Excerpts) Some Budding Yeast I Used to Grow. Amazing Footage Of Dolphins And Whales Taken Via Drone. One of the biggest drawbacks to observing migrating wildlife in their natural environment is that we either have to physically be there (which may interfere with how they act) or use helicopters, which can get pricey.
Thanks to unmanned drones, that could change. A 5-minute video was made by Captain Dave Anderson, owner of a dolphin- and whale-watching business, off the coast of Southern California that utilizes a drone quadcopter to view dolphins and whales from above. Time-Lapse Footage From ISS Gives Spectacular Aerial View of Earth at Night. Since 2000, the International Space Station has been a home away from home to over 200 astronauts and extremely fortunate tourists from all over the world.
No other spacecraft has been continually occupied by humans longer than the ISS. It serves as a laboratory to perform experiments that would be impossible to do under the pull of gravity from Earth’s surface, placing an incredible amount of importance on those selected to go into space. It also has a hell of a view. In order to to keep its orbit at a relatively low altitude, the ISS maintains a speed of about 27,600 km/h (17,150 mph).