space
A photographers view of Orion FTE-1’s test flight
TwitterTuesday: The Space selections
This week’s theme for #TwitterTuesday was #Space.
Twitter Tuesday : Space
#Space: The final frontier. The ultimate destination for human kind. Go boldly where no other photographer has gone before on this #TwitterTuesday, and show us your best shots from your archives!
Rosetta’s Philae probe has successfully landed on a comet! (updated)
This morning at 16:03 GMT, history was made as the European Space Agency’s Philae probe successfully landed on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. The mission has been unfolding in real time on the ESA’s Flickr stream.
Photos imagine life of ‘Everyday Astronaut’
“I think at one point or another, every kid dreams of being an astronaut,” Tim Dodd says. “As a kid, I loved space. I had space sheets and space shuttle Legos. It’s just something that came back to me as an adult.” Now, the 29-year-old photographer from Cedar Falls, Iowa, shares his out-of-this-world passion in his hilarious photo series “Everyday Astronaut.”
Spacewalking
ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst is continuously documenting his time on-board and around the ISS. His latest photos show him during his maintenance and repair space walk around the space station.
Photographer Spotlight: Mark McCaughrean, Senior Science Advisor at ESA
Today, after more than 10 years, ESA’s comet-chasing space probe “Rosetta” finally meets up with Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. We spoke with Mark McCaughrean who shares exciting details about Rosetta, his job as an astrophysicist as well as astrophotography with us.
Photographer Spotlight: Ed Lu, astronaut
Ed Lu is an astronaut, an accomplished scientist, and the CEO of a foundation that is working to protect the earth from asteroid impacts. He’s also a great photographer who has spent 206 days in space, including 6 months aboard the International Space Station.
Discovering the final frontier
The European Space Agency is frequently uploading impressive photos and other images from their projects to Flickr. Check out this selection of stunning space phenomena.
Mars on Earth
The European Space Agency just posted this curious photo to their photostream that could be taken right out of a science-fiction movie. Check out the post for the whole story.