This is an incredibly high-resolution image of the Earth, as captured by one of NASA's satellites on January 4, 2012.

The satellite was recently re-named to "Suomi NPP", in honor of the late meteorologist Verner E. Suomi, a scientist hailed as the father of satellite meteorology.

Our Amazing Planet

Virtual Reality Contact Lenses

The future is here, or is it? These prototype contact lenses will allow the wearer to view a "heads up" display directly in front of their eyes, rather than at a near-field distance currently seen in automobile windshields, cockpits, etc.

 The technology is currently being developed under DARPA funding, and a consumer version will be ready in two or three years.

Virtual Reality Contact Lenses