Driving a Robot Into a Lava Lake – Or, At Least, Taking a Picture of One

Sep. 8, 2012 by

The lava lake that sits inside of the crater at Villarrica Volcano in Chile provides a unique opportunity to glimpse the molten top of a lava conduit — the place

Demolishing a Tea Party in Super Slow Motion

Apr. 8, 2012 by

Via Laughing Squid.

Ah, the joys of country life.

Sep. 8, 2011 by

Country life. I finally understand its appeal. Normally, I’m a big city kind of girl. I thrive on high energy and excitement. But, ever since I started my PhD last

3D Images

Jun. 19, 2011 by

I’ve been playing with a 3D image software that Andy has been using for his work. I’m, of course, just using it for fun! If you’ve got standard red/blue (left

Panoramas: Kings College, University of Cambridge

Jun. 19, 2011 by

Click to embiggen Image credit: Andrew Britton

More photos from FedConXX

May. 10, 2011 by

I met some amazing people in Germany at FedConXX a couple weekends ago, some of which I’ve stayed in touch with. My new friends Jörn and Anne-Kathrin have sent over

FedConXX Photos

May. 5, 2011 by

I spent last weekend covering all the happenings at the Maritim Hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany for FedConXX for TrekMovie.com. Here I’ve posted an album with most of my pictures from

A Very Erebus Christmas

Mar. 30, 2011 by

I finally have my computer all sorted, so I’ve been able to upload months of backlogged photos. Here is the first set (well, the abridged version!), of pictures from Antarctica

First Ever Image of Mercury from Orbit

Mar. 30, 2011 by

Early yesterday morning (Tues March 29 at 5:20am EDT) NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft took this historic image – the first ever image of Mercury from orbit. The large crater dominating the

An Open Letter to the Citizens of Orléans, France

Mar. 29, 2011 by

Dear citizens of Orléans, France: I took this creepy series of pictures of a man in Orléans enjoying a stroll along the river. Is it you? If so, I thought