70% of the oxygen in the earth’s atmosphere comes from the algae that tint the surface of the ocean.
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November 16, 2011
September 4, 2011
Scorching temperatures—sometimes topping 120 degrees Fahrenheit (49 degrees Celsius)—crack the earth in Ethiopia’s Danakil Desert.
July 13, 2011
May 24, 2011
The Expedition 27 crew photographed this sunset over western South America from aboard the International Space Station. The station crew sees, on average, sixteen sunrises and sunsets during a 24-hour orbital period.
May 23, 2011
May 1, 2011
April 27, 2011
Nile River Delta at Night - The lights show the distribution of people. In this view of Egypt, the population is shown to be almost completely concentrated along the Nile Valley, just a small percentage of the country’s land area.
April 22, 2011
April 19, 2011
April 18, 2011
planet/star size comparison
(submitted by heyymeggi)
(fun fact: we are really, really, really, really, really, really, really small.)
March 28, 2011
March 28, 2011
