Not much can match the rare glory of gazing to the sky to see a full solar eclipse – unless you’re EUMETSAT’s Meteosat-7 satellite or are on board the International Space Station. These orbiting apparatuses captured some incredible images.
On the morning of July 22, 2009, an unusually long solar eclipse enveloped Taiwan and a large portion of southeastern China and the Pacific Ocean. The massive shadow of the sun made what looks like a puncture wound, a sort of void in the shape of a perfect circle.
Three years prior to the ’09 eclipse, the International Space Station captured shots of a monster eclipse that covered parts of Turkey, Cyprus and a large part of the Mediterranean Sea. Again the shadow was circular and completely obscured the regions. Space is fascinating from the Earth, but seeing the Earth from space, it turns out, is just as spectacular.
BMW rolled the electric car movement further into the mainstream in 2014 by introducing two new electric cars: the i3 and the i8. The former is a three-door hatchback coupe, while the i8 is a sporty two-door boasting 357 horsepower. To further cement their commitment to creating eco-friendly transportation, BMW also…
For a country like Japan, lacking surface area for solar and still wary in the wake of a nuclear disaster, it makes sense to turn to space for energy needs, as this new successful test of wireless energy transmission confirms. Unlike conventional solar, which can be impacted by on-the-ground weather, space solar…
It makes sense if you think about it: using highways to collect solar power. The Interstate System in the U.S. is comprised of over 46,000 miles of road, and a startup company called Solar Roadways was recently granted $100,000 by the Department of Transportation to develop their 12 foot-by-12 foot…
