Photo: Putra Mosque

Putra Mosque 

Photographed by KukoqNyoq

Photo: Graffiti of Speed

"Graffiti of Speed" by Shinichi Hagashi

Mirror Symmetry of Tokyo, Japan

Photo: At NASA’s Drawing Board

"At NASA’s Drawing Board" by J R Eyerman

Photo: Botanical Garden of Curitiba

Botanical Garden of Curitiba in Brazil

Photo: Roots fighting with Bricks

"Roots fighting with bricks" by Vincent Guyaux

Photo: Coral Reefs

Dazzling Photos of Coral Reefs by Alexander Semenov

Photo: Landsat Spacecraft Launches

Landsat Spacecraft Launches

Photo: Okunoin

 Okunoin

Source: Japan Guide

"Okunoin is the site of the mausoleum of Kobo Daishi (also known as Kukai), the founder of Shingon Buddhism and one of the most revered persons in the religious history of Japan. Instead of having died, Kobo Daishi is believed to rest in eternal meditation as he awaits Miroku Nyorai (Maihreya), the Buddha of the Future, and provides relief to those who ask for salvation in the meantime. Okunoin is one of the most sacred places in Japan and a popular pilgrimage spot."

Photo: Roppongi Hills

Roppongi Hills Arena by ehnmark

Photo: A bolt from the Blue

40+ Outstanding Photographs of Lightning

Photo: Lujiazui Pedestrian Bridge

Lujiazui Pedestrian Bridge

Situated 20 feet above the street, the foot bridge has multiple entrance and exit ways to connect offices and other buildings. Beautifully designed, the bridge has become a popular tourist attraction in China. It’s always something special when form meats function in a beautiful way.

Photo: Nature’s Night Light

Nature’s Night Light

Sometimes known as the sea-firefly, Vargula hilgendorfii is a species of ostracod crustacean that only inhabits coastal waters off Japan. It is a nocturnal creature that rarely grows longer than 3 millimetres, with a beautiful transparent shell—but it’s best known for its bioluminescence. When disturbed, it secretes a luminous blue substance through a process similar to many other bioluminescent creatures: a chemical reaction of the substrate luciferin and the enzyme luciferase. The maximum wavelength of its light depends on the pH and the salinity of the water, and varies between 448 and 463 nanometres—meaning that the light is coloured various shades of blue. In World War II, the Japanese collected these creatures and crushed them in sand and water to produce their blue luminescence, which ingeniously served as light for soldiers to read maps and messages at night.

Photo: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse over Baku

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse over Baku

A total penumbral eclipse is a lunar eclipse occurs when the moon becomes completely immersed in the penumbral cone of the Earth without touching the umbra. The umbra, penumbra and antumbra are the names given to three distinct parts of a shadow, created by any light source. For a point source only the umbra is cast.

Photo: Absolute Towers

"Absolute Towers" by Roland Shainidze

Mississauga, Ontario

Photo: Decay

"Decay" by Matthias Haker

Photo: Rare Fire Rainbows

Rare Fire Rainbows: It looks like a rainbow on fire but these circumhorizontal arcs aren’t rainbows. They are caused by light passing through high-altitude cirrus clouds. The sun has to hit the clouds at precisely 58 degrees and have just enough crystals in order to form in the sky.

Photo: Trains Photos

Trains Photos by Zong Qin

Photo: Space Project

"Space Project" by Vincent Fournier
Photographed at various international space centers.

Photo: Last Launch

The Sweet Escape by Richard Silvera

Photo: Intersection

"Intersection" by Navid Baraty