World Battleground video (1000 years of war in 5 minutes)

World Battleground video (1000 years of war in 5 minutes)

This animation by youtube user kolomaire shows all important battles that took place over the last ten centuries. The sizes of the explosions and labels are proportional to the number of casualties.The music is “Ride Of The Valkyries” by Richard Wagner.Author

“Helvetia Dream” Timelapse by Alessandro Della Bella

“Helvetia Dream” Timelapse by Alessandro Della Bella

‘Helvetia’s Dream’ is a timelapse video that will take you on a nighttime journey to some of the most beautiful spots in the Swiss Alps – from Arosa to Zermatt, Matterhorn and Eiger. It is released as Vimeo Staff Pick video.Author, Alessandro Della Bella,

Our world is changing: Looking beyond ‘the 2012’

Our world is changing: Looking beyond ‘the 2012’

If you haven’t seen this video take a look, it’s worth watching. As with everything else, it’s up to you to make your own opinion. All the links are below. Information courtesy of NASA, NOAA – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the US Library,

SAMPEX – Earth’s radiation belts

SAMPEX – Earth’s radiation belts

This is a simulation of the Earth’s radiation belts constructed from SAMPEX data around the time of the 2003 Halloween solar storms. In this visualization, we present the belts in cross-section to provide a better view of their interior structure.The Earth’s

How big is the Universe? – Cosmic Wakening

How big is the Universe? – Cosmic Wakening

Cosmic Wakening brings us a video showing us how big the universe is, or, how big it could be. No words can describe how big the Universe is but hopefully this video will help us to understand.Cosmic Weakening youtube

“Our story in 1 minute” – Melodysheep

“Our story in 1 minute” – Melodysheep

Fascinating new video by melodysheep (aka John D. Boswell) brings us a 90 seconds of tapestry of footage tracing the cosmic and biological origins of our species.(Video by melodysheep, creator of the Symphony of Science series)Video sources:Through The

Hurricane Sandy timelapse videos – GOES 13 satellite view

Hurricane Sandy timelapse videos – GOES 13 satellite view

A complete timelapse animation of Hurricane Sandy from October 23-31, as seen by GOES-13 (a geosynchronous satellite that is in orbit nearly 36,000 km (23,000 miles) above Earth).Another timelapse animation from GOES-EAST (GOES-13) shows the full disk and the

Solar activity – September 1 – 30, 2012 (Video)

Solar activity – September 1 – 30, 2012 (Video)

The video by Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) combines three wavelengths with similar temperatures, highlighting different parts of the solar corona showing the Sun from September 1 through September 30, 2012. The start of the Fall Eclipse Season could be seen, when

Dr. Gerda Horneck – Introduction to Astrobiology

Dr. Gerda Horneck – Introduction to Astrobiology

In this introductory lecture, Dr. Gerda Horneck of the DLR Institute of Aerospace Medicine in Cologne describes Astrobiology as a newly emerging field of science.Astrobiology comprises the study of the overall pattern of chemical evolution of potential precursors of

Visualization of Sun’s magnetic fields: Gradient Sun

Visualization of Sun’s magnetic fields: Gradient Sun

NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center’s visualization studio made an amazing video of Sun using a gradient filter which highlighted the details of the sun’s complex magnetic fields. Gradient filter helps researchers in better understanding how solar activity affects