A big ball of light hovers above our heads everyday. It is always there and most people take very little time to notice it. While we are not suggesting that you spend time staring at it and going blind in the process, science has allowed us the ability to look directly at the sun in […]
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Space Perspective, the company that wants to allow photo tourism high into Earth’s stratosphere via a giant balloon, has revealed the design behind the capsule that contains its luxury lounge. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-07-27 14:59
Horseshoe crabs are ancient invertebrates that have existed along the ocean floor unchanged for some 450 million years. They survived the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, but surviving humans is proving more challenging. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-07-15 20:29
The Mars Perseverance Rover, which already has sent back some incredible images from the Red Planet, is equipped with 23 cameras designed for a host of tasks. Its main camera array is particularly impressive, able to see details as small as a tip of a pencil close by, and the size of an almond from […] petapixel.com »
2021-03-02 02:15
It's going to be basically a 71mm f1.1 lens for Medium Format!!! thephoblographer.com »
2020-02-02 14:00
A closer look at Fujifilm's medium format GFX concepts At Dubai's recent Gulf Photo Plus event, Fujifilm gave us a good look at a couple of its forthcoming products, and also allowed us a peek back in time, into the design of existing GFX cameras. dpreview.com »
2019-02-18 17:00
A closer look at Nikon's new Z 6 and roadmap 'S' lenses The higher resolution Z 7 might be getting most of the attention, but Nikon's new Z 6 also has a lot going for it. We're at the launch of the Z system in Tokyo, where we took a closer look at the Z 6 and three forthcoming 'S-line' lenses. dpreview.com »
2018-08-23 20:45
A closer look at Nikon's new Z6 and roadmap 'S' lenses The higher resolution Z7 might be getting most of the attention, but Nikon's new Z6 also has a lot going for it. We're at the launch of the Z system in Tokyo, where we took a closer look at the Z6 and three forthcoming 'S-line' lenses. dpreview.com »
2018-08-23 20:45
In the face of breaking news, smartphones have made everyone a frontline reporter, and social media has allowed users to become self-publishers. However, with rare exceptions, most news content still relies on traditional media for mass distribution. petapixel.com »
2018-05-31 23:29
While combing through our thousands of images from Sony's a9 launch event last week, we've taken a critical look at the camera's revamped JPEG engine and the effectiveness of its 653-point autofocus system. Read more dpreview.com »
2017-04-27 18:00
The Sun has been very active so far this month, with powerful sympathetic solar flares dazzling scientists and viewers alike and recent X-class flares making many wonder about communications network integrity.
The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing to launch a pair of satellites called the Proba-3 which will do what was previously thought impossible: block out the Sun in order to observe its corona for an extended period of time. [Read More]
Anyone who follows the solar system closely will know the Sun is extremely active at the moment and video has emerged of a huge explosion on the surface that has already affected radio communications on Earth. [Read More]
A group of astronomers have called for more disco balls to be installed in observatories and scientific facilities to better observe the Sun. [Read More]
NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the first spacecraft to "touch the Sun," sailed directly through a coronal mass ejection (CME). [Read More]
The Indian Space Agency (Isro) has shared the first-ever photographs sent by the country's solar observation mission as it makes its way toward the Sun. [Read More]
A photographer in Finland captured rainbow-colored rings around the Sun caused by pollen hanging in the air.
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