The giant airship Hindenburg made history with its first transatlantic flight in May of 1936. Nearly the size of the Titanic, it was the largest airship ever built and a crowning […]
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Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai, Tonga
The recently formed volcanic island unofficially known as Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai in Tonga, Oceania, was not expected to survive the erosive and relentless lashing of the sea. But against the […]
CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope
The 64 m radio telescope at Parkes Observatory, New South Wales, Australia, as seen in 1969, when it received signals from the Apollo 11 Moon landing. This photo, taken in […]
Aurora, Tromsø, Norway
Terkezi Oasis, Chad
A series of rocky outcroppings are a prominent feature of this Sahara Desert landscape near the Terkezi Oasis in the country of Chad. This image was acquired by Landsat 7 on […]
Aurora, Norway
Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia
Polar bear, Svalbard
A young polar bear cub facing a giant expedition ship in Svalbard archipelago, 2013.