Wanderers: A Short Film

I don't know what else to say.  This is amazing and inspiring.  I hope we find a way to make this future a reality sometime soon.


Wanderers - a short film by Erik Wernquist from Erik Wernquist on Vimeo.

Midnight Planetarium Watch Promotional Video

I'm generally a cheap person, but if I had the ability to indulge in buying whatever I wanted, I'd definitely have to buy this watch.  I have no idea what it actually costs, but I have no doubt that it's well outside of my budget.  Still, it's beautiful to look at, and the promotional video is mesmerizing.

O is for Olympus Mons

I've always had a fascination with Mars, and I don't think I'm alone in this.  The red planet not only has an appealing color, it also once had liquid water on its surface.

Image source: Forsetius/ Flickr.

As a kid though, I had a particular love of Olympus Mons.  The amazing size of it impressed me.  It stands at about 3x the height of Mt. Everest.  It's so tall that it sticks out of the Martian atmosphere. When compared to anything on Earth, Olympus Mons dwarfs it all.

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To give you and idea of just how large the base of this volcano is, here's what it might look like if it were on Earth.

Image Source: Lunar and Planetary Institute/ Flickr.

And lastly, since I wanted to give you a video of some kind, here's a neat one showing how Olympus Mons might look to a human who's landed there.  Maybe one day soon, someone will get to see this sight in real life!  Fingers crossed!

J is for Jupiter

Growing up, I was fascinated by all the planets.  Most of all, though, I had a soft spot for Jupiter. Maybe witnessing the impact of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 in July 1994 played a role in this fascination.  I was eight years old, and I'll never forget that excitement.