Final countdown to Soyuz liftoff
Arianespace’s first launch of the first two satellites in Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system: Whatch live Kourou Centre Spatial Guyanais Final countdown to Soyuz liftoff: Click Here
Great white shark captured in waters off California, placed on display at aquarium
A great white shark caught in the waters off Southern California is on display at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, where it can be viewed in person or via a live webcam. Marine scientists hope the new addition will inspire visitors to support ocean conservation. Aquarium officials say the 4-foot, 7-inch male shark was transferred from [...]
The webcam at the top of the world Everest Webcam
The Webcam sits on Kala Patthar, a mountain in the Himalayas, at an altitude of more than 18,000 feet. This vantage point gives it a clear and spectacular view of Everest’s western face when conditions are right. With no electrical outlets handy way up there, the Webcam is solar-powered. It’s only active during daylight hours. Mobotix [...]
New Mauna Kea webcam sees weather in new light
A new camera on Mauna Kea is offering a new look at the weather over the island. The Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope’s new high sensitivity “Cloud Camera” takes pictures of clouds and other weather at night, and it even works on moonless nights. The pictures are in color, at a field of view comparable to a human [...]
Daily Webcam Images from a Greenhouse on Devon Island
Inside view : Webcam images are sent back more or less daily at roughly the same time of day. One webcam (daily image) is pointed north at the Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse located at the Haughton Mars Project Research Station on Devon island in the Canadian high arctic, in Nunavut close to the North Pole. This greenhouse [...]
Watch Mt. Everest Live Now
Anyone can watch live images from Mt. Everest from their computer. Thanks to a webcam installed Sunday by the non-profit research association Ev-K2-CNR on top of Kala Patthar, at the height of 5,600 meters, high-resolution images are now available in real time of the best possible view of the highest mountain in the world. [...]
Owl cam viewers want intervention for weak chick
Viewers of an owl webcam streaming real-time images from the nest of a family of eight barn owls are calling for intervention on behalf of the youngest chick, which appears to be rapidly declining. The webcam, set up by Starr Ranch Sanctuary ranch manager Peter DeSimone, shows the owl family’s daily life inside a [...]
Countdown Begins for Thursday Liftoff
The countdown for space shuttle Discovery’s launch on the STS-133 mission to the International Space Station is under way. The count began on-time at 3 p.m. EST with the team at NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Control Center not working any significant issues. The weather forecast calls for an 80 percent chance of acceptable conditions [...]