Dear Friends! Today our country and the whole world are celebrating a special jubilee Day of Cosmonautics! Exactly 60 years ago, on April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin entered world history forever as the first cosmonaut of the planet, having flown on the Vostok spacecraft! Its flight lasted 1 hour 48 minutes – this time was […]
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ТОП 7 ФАКТОВ о самом ДОРОГОМ космическом ОБЪЕКТЕ (видео)



Вышел новый ролик популяризатора космонавтики, к.т.н, доцента, Александры Даниленко -“ТОП 7 ФАКТОВ о самом ДОРОГОМ космическом ОБЪЕКТЕ”. Поддержим её канал на ютубе!
Fly over Chile, South America (video)



A Minute over Chile, South America
Republic of Minerva Coral Reefs (photo)



Republic of Minerva North Reef Republic of Minerva South Reef The Republic of Minerva is an unrecognized micro-state, proclaimed on the coral reefs of Minerva south of the Fiji Islands on January 19, 1972. The founder of the republic was the American millionaire of Lithuanian origin Michael Oliver. As he assumed, the new state would […]
Earth Paints – Laguna Colorada is a mineral Lake. Bolivia (photo)



Laguna Colorada is a mineral lake located in the Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve in the southwestern part of Bolivia near the border with Chile. The red-brown color of the water is due to sedimentary rocks, as well as the pigmentation of some algae growing there. Borax islands can also be found in the lake. The […]
Las Salinas del Bebedero, Argentina (photo)



Las Salinas del Bebedero is a salt marsh located in the Lagunas de Guanacache marshes (marshland in western Argentina in the San Juan provinces), stretching for almost 200 km on the lands of the three western provinces of Argentina. Salinas del Bebedero is located 42 km southwest of San Luis and 15 km south of […]
August 25, 2018 – celebration of the birthday of Andrew Feustel on the ISS (video)



August 25 – Andrew Feustel’s Birthday. In 2018 we are celebrated it on the ISS.
Hawaiian Islands (photo)



E komo mai (e komo mai) – translated from colloquial Hawaiian means “Welcome”! As you might have guessed, the photographs show the Hawaiian Islands – an archipelago of volcanic origin from islands and atolls located in the North Pacific Ocean. The islands got their name from the largest island – Hawaii, and it in turn […]
Fujiyama (Fuji) (photo)



Fujiyama (Fuji) is an active stratovolcano on the Japanese island of Honshu, 90 kilometers southwest of Tokyo. A stratovolcano or layered volcano is a type of volcano that has a conical shape and is composed of many solidified layers of lava, tephra and volcanic ash. It is characterized by a tall, steep shape and periodic […]
Brazil (photo)



Vitória & Vila Velha (Brazil) Vila Velha (Brazil) Doce River delta Download big pictures:
Coral Islands in the Indian Ocean (photo)



Mayotte Island. Comoros Gloriez Islands
Cities in Russia — Moscow, the Capital of our Country at Night (photo)



Moscow is easily recognizable from a photo taken on board the ISS, since it has a radial-beam layout of the city. The city consists of several streets and rings running from the center (3 transport – MKAD, Sadovoe, 3rd transport, as well as the Boulevard Ring). The Moscow metro is built on the same principle […]
Western China and Lake Kukunor (Qinghai) (photo)



Kukunor is the second largest inland mountain salt lake in Central Asia after Lake Issyk-Kul. It is mountainous and is located at an altitude of 3205 m. Chinese – Qinghai, Mongolian – Khukh-Nur and Tibetan – Tso Ngongpo names mean “blue-green (turquoise) sea (lake)”.One of the first Europeans to explore the lake was the Russian […]
Diego Garcia is the largest Atoll Island of the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean (photo)



Diego Garcia is the largest atoll island of the Chagos archipelago in the Indian Ocean, located 1600 km south of Hindustan and 1200 km south of the Maldives. The lagoon, with an area of about 27 km², is surrounded by a narrow strip of surface coral reefs. Diego Garcia has a length of about 60 […]
The Light of the Night Cities of the Earth (photo)



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One of the most beautiful places on planet Earth – Altai (photo)



Let’s get to know some of the sights of Altai: Mount Belukha is the main among all the natural attractions of the Altai Mountains. This is the highest peak in Altai – 4509 m above sea level. Located on the Katunsky ridge. Katun is the main river in Altai. The source of the river is […]
Mexico (photo)



Welcome to Mexico, the largest Hispanic country in the world! Ciudad Juarez Dell City Interesting facts about this country that you probably did not know: The first people appeared on the territory of modern Mexico at least by the XX millennium BC. In ancient times, Mexico was inhabited by many powerful tribes, the most famous […]
Cities of the World — Dubai (photo)



The Palm Jumeirah is an artificial archipelago in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, created using land reclamation by Nakheel which extends into the Persian Gulf. Download big picture:
Canary Islands (photo)



Tenerife Is the largest island of the eight Canary Islands (Spain). Tenerife is known internationally for its warm and pleasant climate, as the “Island of Eternal Spring”. The island, which lies at the same latitude as central Florida, enjoys a warm tropical climate with an average of 18–24 °C (64–75 °F) in the winter and […]
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