In the event of a catastrophe on the same scale as the astroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs, mankind's best chance may lie in off world colonies. Due to its similarities to Earth, many scientists think Mars is a viable candidate for terraformation. We already know that the planet is within the habitable zone. So, what would it take to make it habitable? A 1000+ year planetary engineering project.

A silkmoth that has hatched out of its cocoon is seen at the Campoverde cooperative, Castelfranco Veneto, Italy, June 4, 2015. Despite having wings, the adult moth cannot fly. Clusters of silkworms munch on piles of locally-grown mulberry leaves in a white marquee in Italy's northern Veneto region. They are nourishing hopes of a revival of Italy's 1,000 year-old silk industry.

Photo by Michael Wilson.

World's highest waterfall

Floating Capital The Floating Capital was a concept done for Microsoft Studios Project Spark. This peice was selected for the 2014 Into the Pixel Gallery at E3.

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I arrived early in the morning to the walkway by Smuggler's Notch to find the whole area engulfed by a void of fog. I was exploring around and shooting some reflections of the trees in a nearby pond when I suddenly noticed the fog was slowly receding, revealing the amazingly colorful foliage on the hills. It was a pretty magical start to my week-long photography stay-cation in Vermont.

A new and interesting perspective of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. Photo taken by Thierry Ambraisse for his American Light collection.

A flock of flamingos fly over the Bahia de Cadiz at sunset.

Jupiter looks a bit different in ultraviolet light. To better interpret Jupiter's cloud motions and to help NASA's robotic Juno spacecraft understand the planetary context of the small fields that it sees, the Hubble Space Telescope is being directed to regularly image the entire Jovian giant. The colors of Jupiter being monitored go beyond the normal human visual range to include both ultraviolet and infrared light.

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Sunrise through steam from thermal features along the shore of Yellowstone Lake. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

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