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This account has been sharing old videos of the many decades of lava flows on Kilauea. Often that volcano will wake up after only a few months of inactivity when it does go quiet, so it probably won’t be long before they get new footage.

Here’s an incredible lava breakout. A crust of pahoehoe is fractured by the pressure of the lava behind it, and the lava spills out onto the surface. Watch how some of the other still-soft rocks nearby flex downwards as the new lava moves on top of them. Also watch how the videographer slowly retreats…

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Break on through…

Wtf does modern interior design have against back support

Amazing aerial tour around Shiprock - a solidified volcanic plug surrounded by dikes of solidified magma, New Mexico/Navajo Nation.

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The beauty of our world lies in the details.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

“Did I not say that you would be a burden? That you would not survive in the wild? That you had no place amongst us?”

every morning when i go in the kitchen she yells at me nonstop so i have to put the spoon on her head

Follower celebration: Make me choose between __and __

@x-kytanna-x asked: Thorin or Bilbo?

Fun fact: the guys at our college’s geology department prop out the doors with their samples. I totally understand why but as someone whose work with samples is necessarily super delicate and sterile it fucks me up so bad

Yuanyang Rice Terraces

This aerial view of the mountains of Yuanyang Couny of the Yunnan province in south China presents a spectacular visual of the rice terraces that cover the landscape. Due to the scarcity of level ground, only about 5% of the land is used for agriculture. However, the Hani people, the predominant ethnic group of the region, have adapted very well.

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You Don’t Have to be a Rocket Scientist to Conduct Research in Microgravity

Putting your life’s work on top of a rocket may seem like a daunting task, but that’s exactly what scientists have been doing for decades as they launch their research to the International Space Station.

This season on #NASAExplorers, we’re exploring why we send science to space, and what it takes to get it there! 

Watch this week’s episode to meet a team of researchers who are launching an experiment to space for the first time.

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