IOTD stories

 
Astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson is gazing down at Earth from the International Space Station. Positioned about 217 miles above our planet, the ISS orbits Earth once every 90 or so minutes. She looks pretty contemplative during this (probably) rare moment...
 
Your kids might not be the only ones who get cranky when they're getting their picture taken. This tiger shark off the coast of the Bahamas seemed to be happily posing for a group of divers when it suddenly turned on a photographer who got too close.
 
What happens when you put a magnet near liquid? Okay, most of the time, nothing happens. But, when you're dealing with ferrofluids (liquids that become magnetized around a magnetic field), some pretty incredible, spiky designs can result. In addition to morphing into cool shapes, researchers are testing uses for ferrofluids in cancer treatments and to create a new type of shape-shifting telescope lens.
 
We love Edward Horsford's high speed shots of water balloons. Taken with a special flash-triggering device he designed, Horsford gets a unique image from every balloon pop. Take a look at the gallery below for more exploding water balloon action....

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