What the Sky Would Look Like Without Light Pollution

After sorting through over 1,000 submissions, The World at Night has announced the winners of its International Earth and Sky Photo Contest. Now in its sixth year, the photo contest highlights the effects of light pollution by showcasing dazzling landscape photography of natural nighttime wonders. Submissions must include both the Earth and the sky and pay special attention to astronomical perspectives and celestial phenomena like …

The Human-Tech Bond Examined in 10 Short Films

10 of Vimeo’s “Staff-Picked” filmmakers have teamed up with Samsung to create “The Connected Series”—a series of original short films that examines the bond between humans, technology and modern communication. From animation to drama to a mini-documentary on a completely colorblind man who uses an antenna to “hear” colors, each film challenges viewers to explore the human-technology relationship through various perspectives and formats of film. …

Crowd-Funded Lunar Mission One Might Happen

Lunar Mission One is creeping slowly toward becoming the first international, privately crowd-funded space effort. With the help of the United Nations—who are currently speaking with the company’s owners—it could become a ground-breaking alternative to slow, government-funded programs that (so far) have been the only way to accrue enough capital to enter outer-space. By relying solely on private investors, companies and the general public for …