Mesmerizing

Watch SpaceX launch a US spy satellite and land a rocket in this mesmerizing drone video

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A stunning new video from SpaceX captures what it’s like to watch a rocket launch from mid-air and then witness the booster return to Earth. The video, captured by a flying SpaceX drone, shows the company’s launch of the classified NROL-87 satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The mission lifted off on a Falcon … Read more

Earth inhales and exhales carbon in mesmerizing animation

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Earth breathes in this cool animation by Markus Reichstein. (Image credit: Markus Reichstein / Creative Commons license) The Earth seems to inhale and exhale in a new animation that shows how carbon is taken up and released as the seasons change.  The animated continents seem to deflate during summertimes, indicating times and places where vegetation … Read more

Scientists Catch a Mesmerizing Glimpse of a Super-Rare Giant Phantom Jelly

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A deepwater robot, humming through the twilight zone of Monterey Bay, has managed to capture incredibly rare video footage of a giant phantom jelly. In 34 years of conducting deep sea studies, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) has sent out remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to the deep sea on thousands of occasions, and … Read more