NASA's Galileo spacecraft acquired its highest resolution images of Jupiter's moon Io on 3 July 1999 during its closest pass to Io since orbit insertion in late 1995. This color mosaic uses the near-infrared, green and violet filters (slightly more than the visible range) of the spacecraft's camera and approximates what the human eye would see. Most of Io's surface has pastel colors, punctuated by black, brown, green, orange, and red units near the active volcanic centers.

From east to west the stars comprising the belt are: Mintaka, Alnilam and Alnitak.

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.

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

Photo by Michael Wilson.

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

They add up over time.

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.

Ortahiser,Turkey

And what we don't see.

A shot from the hike up to the base camp through the autumnal coloured forest below Cerro Torre Mountain one of the most recognisable with it's distinctive pointed peak standing 3128m high.