Check out these stunning photos from Samantha Cristoforetti aboard the International Space Station from today. They’re of Super Typhoon Maysak located in the Western Pacific. The storm has max sustained winds of 160 mph (comparable to a category 5 hurricane) and is headed towards the northern Philippines by the weekend. The eye is pretty incredible […]

11PM UPDATE Aurora still visible for a large part of the area. Strong winds are making photography difficult.   Here are some more photos from the northeast.  All most likely taken with a long exposure. Saco (Note the air plane from the long exposure) International Space Station (Via twitter) New York (Via Twitter) Vermont (Via […]

The older I get, the more I catch myself saying “When I was a kid….”  and it’s usually a point I’m trying to make to my own kids.  After all, I did walk up hill and barefoot both ways to school.  These days, in my professional world, I’m surrounded by “I remember when I was […]