Sunspots have fascinated sky gazers through the ages. Now state-of-the art telescopes combined with the muscle of a supercomputer called 'Bluefire' are allowing scientists to accurately model these mysterious structures, and unlock their secrets.
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The current record for "Highest altitude (Cycling)" is: Gil Bretschneider and Peer Schepanski (both Germany) rode their mountain bikes at an altitude of 7211 m. (23658 ft.) on the slopes of the Muztagata peak in the Xinjiang province of China, on 10 July 2009. For more Informatins: www.boundless...
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iReport — The Project Pegasus was successfully completed on 22 Nov 2009 with an aspiration to photograph the Earth, its curvature and the wonderful blue color of our planet and the darkness of the Space on entering the Stratosphere (at an altitude of 90,000 ft). The project was executed with inn...
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On August 16, 1960, USAF Col. Joe Kittinger (then Captain) made a jump from the Excelsior III balloon at 102,800 feet (31,300 m). Towing a small drogue chute for initial stabilization, he fell for four minutes and 36 seconds, reaching a maximum speed of 614 mph (988 km/h or 274 m/s) before open...
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After climatizing from the Atacama to the Altiplano trekking from about 6000 feet to just under 14000 feet we arrived at the base camp before we climbed to the summit of Pili Volcano aka Acamarachi to attempt a world record traditional yerba mate consumption on the top at 6046 meters/19836 feet (...
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BalloonSat launch from Spaceport Indiana showing the balloon bursting at 95000 feet. Make sure to turn your volume up, it’ll make you jump out of your seat when it pops.
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Flying my super cub lp with my cheap onboard camera with pretty high altitude. It’s like watching a baloon fly away, if you take your eye off it you can't find it when you look again. Sorry about the vibrations but i just need to put some foam under the camera mount. The mount is just...
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