The Aliceara Memoria Jay Yamada ‘Kauai’ Orchid. As a part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Japan’s gift of the cherry blossom trees to Washington, D.C. various orchids are exhibited.
Cymbidium at U.S botanical garden.
Clown Show orchid.
Peter Black orchid.
The oldest recorded supernova was observed by the Chinese in 185 A.D., when documenting a mysterious guest star that remained in the sky for eight months. This is a multi-wavelength view of all that remains of the oldest documented supernova, named RCW 86. Data from four different space telescopes were used to create this image.
A young and exceptionally bright supernova remnant in our Galaxy. Located toward the center of the Milky Way, about 14,700 light years from Earth.
160,000 light years away in a large magellanic cloud 2,400 massive stars in the center of 30 Doradus are producing intense radiation and powerful winds as they blow off material.
At a distance of 1,500 light years the Orion Nebula is one of the closest star formation regions from Earth.
Massive young stars captured by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.
Highlights from wingsuit flying in South Africa, Norway and China (2011).
The Terra Nova ship seen from inside a grotto, photographed by Herbert Ponting during the British Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1913. The UK team, led by Robert Falcon Scott, failed to achieve their mission of reaching the South Pole first. The team died on their return journey. Photo from 5 Jan, 1911.
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The first flight of Gossamer Penguin, a solar-powered aircraft, took place in California, 1979.
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Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin negotiating the post-war reorganization of Europe. Yalta Conference, Crimea. February 1945.
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Bathroom above a 15-storey elevator shaft. Located in an old colonial luxury penthouse in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Globetrotter Willink with his moped in front of the St Bavo Church in Haarlem. The Netherlands, 31 July, 1951.
People had to climb trees to watch the match between Belgium and the Netherlands (3-3) in Beerschot Stadium, Antwerpen, Belgium. March 9, 1913.
Wim Lagendaal hanging off the train to Como. The Netherlands - Switzerland (2-3), played on May 27, 1934, at the San Siro stadium in Milan during the World Championships in Italy.
Inventor Jess Dixon was tired of time-consuming traffic jams, so he decided to build a flying vehicle. It is powered by an air-cooled 40 h.p. motor, and claims speeds up to 160 kmh / 100 mph.
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Traditional Dutch fast food, herring. Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 1937
Optimistic travel agent advising people to travel abroad regardless of the political tension in Europe. London, ca. 1939.
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