Incredible footage of Saturn rising from behind the Moon during a lunar occultation captured from a ground based telescope by astronomer Jan Koet.
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An incredible close-up encounter with a giant cuttlefish.
[📹 Bri Heaney]
Visualizing Newton's first law with a satisfying leap into a snow covered fence.
Amazing volcanic lightning on Volcàn de Fuego, Guatemala.
[📹 Michel de Generet]
A rainbow created by sea spray over the ocean. Since seawater has a slightly higher refractive index than freshwater, rainbows formed by sea spray are smaller than those that appear after rain.
The Caribbean Sea is experiencing an unprecedented surge of Sargassum algae, with an estimated 38 million metric tons currently observed.
[📹 Reuben Bradshaw]
Gaping Gill is one of Britain’s largest natural caves—a vast underground chasm that plunges 105 meters in just one minute, revealing stunning waterfalls and dramatic rock formations.
A new Guinness World Record was set as over 11,600 drones lit up the sky in celebration of the 28th anniversary of Chongqing becoming one of China's largest administrative regions.
One-legged breakdancer Bboy Samuka
[📹 bboysamuka]
Harry Potter but it's in North Korea
[🎞️ demonflyingfox]
A supercell sunset in New Mexico
[📹 jonaspiontek]
A rare and dramatic tornado swirled over Gary, South Dakota, on June 29, 2025.
[📹 eye.of.ty]
Folded flute melodies in G 432 Hz—let Leo Vásquez guide you into calm. 🌿
[📹 leoflutes]
The mighty beauty of nature — otherworldly, humbling, and timeless.
📍 Yangpi Cave Waterfall in Guizhou, China
[📹 khanjipeerwala]
This otherworldly scene is actually Earth — a view from space showing sandstorms and towering cumulonimbus clouds sweeping over the Sahara Desert.
[📸 NASA Johnson]
Las Vegas sphere is crazy
Switch vs Switch 2
Incredible footage of a massive 4.5 m (15 ft) saltwater crocodile swimming beside a boat in Australia, filmed by fisherman Alec Dunn. These powerful reptiles can reach speeds of up to 29 km/h (18 mph) in the water.
Parabolic bridge challenge
More than 340 climbers have lost their lives attempting to summit Mount Everest, and an estimated 200+ bodies remain on the mountain. Harsh weather, treacherous terrain, and high-altitude risks make recovery efforts extremely difficult.