Farout, New Caledonia, Amborella, Rocket Lab – 12/19/2018

Space A new dwarf planet, 2018 VG18 Farout, has been discovered at 120 AU (astronomical unit) from the Sun, 120 times farther than our Earth and 3.5 times farther than Pluto. It’s waaaaay out there, like really….farout. You can probably guess where the name came from. The dwarf planet, announced by the International Astronomical Union’s…

Beauty of Nature #1

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Sustainability #8: Underwater Parthenon

This may be the strangest example of green energy I’ve seen yet. Designed by the Dutch architect Koen Olthius with his studio Waterstudio, the Parthenon Seawall is essentially a large, underwater recreation of the Athenian Parthenon designed to harvest tidal currents as energy. If you’re unfamiliar with the concept, tidal power is a method of…

A Sunset over Izmit Bay

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Tree Lanterns

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Photos #21-40

A Sunset over Izmit Bay A very nice day Valentine’s Day Hearts on Valentine’s Day! Tree Lanterns Some really nice outdoor decorations Turkish Papa John’s Get your Turkish pizza! A Forest in Sapanca Plenty of green trees in the summertime