Water drops Share New estimate for alien Earths: 2 billion in our galaxy alone Roughly one out of every 37 to one out of every 70 sunlike stars in the sky might harbor an alien Earth, a new study reveals. These findings hint that billions of Earthlike planets might exist in our galaxy, researchers added. These new calculations are based in data from the Kepler space telescope, which in February wowed the globe by revealing more than 1,200 possible alien worlds, including 68 potentially Earth-size planets. The spacecraft does so by looking for the dimming that occurs when a world transits or moves in front of a star. Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., focused on roughly Earth-size planets within the habitable zones of their stars — that is, orbits where liquid water can exist on the surfaces of those worlds. "This means there are a lot of Earth analogs out there — two billion in the Milky Way galaxy," researcher Joseph Catanzarite, an astronomer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, told SPACE.com. Related at SPACE.com:
50 Images from National Geographic`s 2010 Photo Contest | Top Design... Writen by Bogdan / Comments Off on 50 Images from National Geographic`s 2010 Photo Contest This is one of the most anticipated annual photo contests. The deadline for the submissions is on November 30th so if you have an interesting photo, submit it. An Indian wrestler smears mud on his head before starting wrestling in Kolkata, India, March 30, 2010. A supercell thunderstorm rolls across the Montana prairie at sunset. Freediver waiting over 800 ft of water for something substantial to come up from the depths. The Great Pyramids. The Music Of Love. Liquid Planet. Brown bear, Buskin River, Kodiak Alaska. Fleet week 2010, standing on Alcatraz island as the Blue angels fly over head. A Wrinkle in Time. This picture was taken in Suradita Village, West Java, Indonesia (2010). The archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil is considered a wildlife sanctuary, but today, even in this isolated archipelago dolphins are victims of the bad habits of consumption. Cosmic. The child in us. eavy load.
20 Amazing Photos That claiming NOT to be Photoshopped Top Home » Inspiration • photography » 20 Amazing Photos That claiming NOT to be Photoshopped Photoshop is one of the most talked about software available on the internet with hundreds of posts on using it and about the photo manipulation. Mostly photos that are being photoshopped are inspirational for many other people, but today we are not talking about photoshopped images rather this post will discuss some extra-ordinary photos that look like they are being manipulated using Photoshop, but they are not. Playing with perspectives Playing with perspective She Bubbles Falling Up Funky Cloud Shadows and Rays Escalade Burn the sky Please don’t fall, cloud A cloud of tea Pregnant water Ocean Mirror Tea break Ball of Life Dee blows off some steam Dynamic winter kiss II Depth of Night Otherside Related Articles Comments designzzz Superb Collection Hermitbiker …. simply amazing…. fantastic photographs and non-photo-shopped !! Leave a Comment Your email address will not be published. Theme by MyThemeShop.
Islands | Beautiful Places to Visit - Part 2 The island nation known as the Seychelles can be found in the Indian Ocean off the East coast of Africa, North of Madagascar. There are 115 islands in the archipelago. Seychelles has become a popular tourist destination, thanks to its stunning tropical beaches and interesting wildlife. Once a backpacker’s secret, Thailand’s Phi Phi islands exploded onto the tourist map after the release of The Beach , a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio that was filmed on one of the islands. Southwest of Sri Lanka in the Laccadive Sea lies a paradise like no other, the island country of the Maldives. Credit: Silvery Credit: deckchair Credit: Jinaa Nosy Iranja is a small tropical island located off the Northwestern coast of Madagascar, 45km (28 miles) South of Nosy Be, a slightly larger and more popular island.
Back to the Future Part II Après le succès de sa première série Back to the Future, voici de nouveaux visuels par la photographe Irina Werning. Des nouveaux exemples de ce retour en enfance avec des clichés comparant les personnes d’aujourd’hui sur les instants et les décors du passé.
The Hamilton Pool Nature Preserve in Texas Oct 3, 2011 Located approximately 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Austin, Texas, the Hamilton Pool Preserve is a historic swimming hole which was designated a preserve by the Travis County Commissioner’s Court in 1990. Located 3/4 mile upstream from its confluence with the Pedernales River, Hamilton Creek spills out over limestone outcroppings to create a 50 foot waterfall as it plunges into the head of a steep box canyon. The waterfall never completely dries up, but in dry times it does slow to a trickle. However, the pool’s water level stays pretty constant, even during periods of drought. The preserve is home to the Golden-Cheeked Warbler, and a great variety of other birds. A unique natural area surrounds this pool, collapsed grotto and canyon, formed by thousands of years of water erosion.
Smashing Picture “Katya began her professional photography career at the youthful age of thirty-five after saying “goodbye” to post MBA fortune and “hello” to a life of impoverished creativity. When not photographing pre-dawn landscapes and the quirky side of life, Katya enjoys rocking out to the Foo Fighters and sipping on diet coke.” ↑ Back to top Bucks-climbers Spending their lives in the mountains climbing, mountain goats reach this incredible virtuosity, excelling in this mastery of many other animals that seem more suited for this purpose. A herd of alpine goats, or IBEX At the 50-foot near-vertical dam Cingino in the Italian Alps. Horned climbers attracted here because of the salt, which they lick from the stones. IBEX live at high altitudes, up to 4600 m, thus escaping from predators.
Best Reuters Pictures of 2011 (22 pics Dec 01/11 Best Reuters Pictures of 2011 (22 pics) Here is the second part of the most dramatic and beautiful moments captured by photographers of Reuters around the world.First Part. High Speed Liquid and Bubble Photographs by Heinz Maier It never ceases to amaze me: just when I think I’ve seen every possible permutation of an artform or technique—be it figurative sculpture, stop motion animation, or in this case, high speed photography—somebody comes along and manages to do something radically different. German photographer Heinz Maier says that he began taking photographs less than a year ago in late 2010. He claims to not know what direction he’s heading in just yet, right now he’s experimenting with macro photography, mostly insects, animals, and these delicate high speed water droplets. Personally, I think he’s found a great direction.
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