The POV of a spacewalk on the ISS travelling 17,500mph. Equivalent to an orbit of the Earth every 90 minutes. At this speed, the crew experience roughly 16 sunrises and sunsets every single day.
This gigantic iceberg, approximately 35x21 miles in size, was spotted to the Northeast of the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean
Jan 8, 2024 - 15:48 UTC @Space_Station
Do you know Raimondi Cove Plant reaches maturity only after 100 years, flowers only once in a lifetime, and can live over 1000 years?
Raimondi Cove Plant (Puya raimondi) is a unique and rare plant that can grow at a high altitude of about 3800 m.
It is the largest species of bromeliad, reaching up to 15 m (50 ft) in height.
[📷 Waldemar Niclevicz]
Cork harvesting is done entirely without machinery without inflicting permanent damage to the tree. A cork oak can be harvested from five to seventeen times in total.