The Space Shuttle Atlantis appears almost infinitesimally small photographed in silhouette during a solar transit — in other words, when passing between the sun and the Earth — on May 12, 2009. Beyond the sheer scale of what we’re seeing (and it’s worth remembering that somewhere around 1,000,000 Earths would fit inside our sun), this picture is just eerily beautiful.
Over the last few months, other media outlets have caught wind of Tumblr, which is free to use. The newest recruits include The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, BlackBook Media Corporation, National Public Radio, The Paris Review, The Huffington Post, Life magazine and The New York Times.
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-“Media Companies Try Getting Social With Tumblr,” New York Times
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BP’s public image is tanking, its stock is plunging, and at least one oil insider is predicting bankruptcy for the century-old energy giant. But it wasn’t always this way. Take a look at BP’s storied past, with reporting by Fortune.com, as the company grows from a couple derricks to the oil giant it is today.
Pictured: In 1909, workers operate a derrick in the early days of BP’s Persian oilfield development.
Stellar Spire
“Appearing like a winged fairy-tale creature poised on a pedestal, this object is actually a billowing tower of cold gas and dust rising from a stellar nursery called the Eagle Nebula. The soaring tower is 9.5 light-years or about 57 trillion miles high, about twice the distance from our Sun to the next nearest star. Stars in the Eagle Nebula are born in clouds of cold hydrogen gas that reside in chaotic neighborhoods, where energy from young stars sculpts fantasy-like landscapes in the gas.” — From hubblesite.org
Some of the world’s most famous places are also among its grossest. Doubtful? Not long ago,TripAdvisor.com released its list of the world’s “Germiest Attractions.” First? Ireland’s Blarney Stone, which untold numbers of pilgrims have kissed in hopes of being blessed with the gift of gab. See the other attractions that made TripAdvisor.com’s top five, plus LIFE’s picks of some other gross-out spots.
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So it’s your first trip to the Big Apple, but you’re a little antsy because of the reputation Gothamites have for being, well, unforgiving, and would like to learn how to blend in. Have no fear. Peruse these, some of the most common mistakes tourists make in New York City, and you’ll never again stick out like a hot buttered corn cob in the middle of an Iowa December. (By the way, never say that in New York.)
