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Ghost Photographs by Angela Deane

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On Tuesday, a bonsai tree boldly went where no bonsai tree has gone before.

Azuma Makoto, a 38-year-old artist based in Tokyo, launched two botanical arrangements into orbit: “Shiki 1,” a Japanese white pine bonsai tree suspended from a metal frame, and an untitled arrangement of orchids, lilies, hydrangeas, and irises.

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A Monumental Sculpture of Colorful Twine Netting Suspended Above Boston by Janet Echelman (Colossal)

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A Pyrotechnic Artwork by Cai Guo-Qiang Explodes into a Blossom on the Steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Colossal)

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“Whale Whisperers” by Anuar Patjane Floriuk

Diving with a humpback whale and her newborn calf while they cruise around Roca Partida … in the Revillagigedo [Islands], Mexico. This is an outstanding and unique place full of pelagic life, so we need to accelerate the incorporation of the islands into UNESCO as [a] natural heritage site in order to increase the protection of the islands against the prevailing illegal fishing corporations and big-game fishing.

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Infinity machines, Guillaume Lachapelle

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UNBOUNDED by Ben Butler, a site-specific installation commissioned by Rice University Art Gallery in Houston, Texas.

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Short documentary on the making of UNBOUNDED by Ben Butler, a site-specific installation commissioned by Rice University Art Gallery in Houston, Texas.

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“Becoming Aerosolar”, a giant plastic bag made of less giant plastic bags by Argentinian artist, Tomás Saraceno. (BOOOOOOOM)

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Bridge to nowhere, brought to you by Gjøde & Povlsgaard Arkitekter

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Japan’s New Satellite Captures an Image of Earth Every 10 Minutes

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Onboard video of the Russian spacecraft M-27M as it spun out of control in Earth’s orbit. The vehicle eventually burned up in as it slowly re-entered the atmosphere.

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Such a good look into the art scene, specifically surrounding the Pow! Wow! Hawaii arts festival.

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Photo by Japan-based photographer Kiyoshimachine. (Booooooom)

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Floraform is a generative design project by Nervous System inspired by the biomechanics of growing leaves and blooming flowers. It explores the development of surfaces through differential growth.

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Portraits of Humans made with up to 30,000 volts of electricity by Dries Ketels 

What is this soul or this character of an individual other than a bunch of electromagnetic interactions in the brain of that individual? What is the most important thing that a portrait should grasp? Are our actions, that define us as a human being, more than electromagnetic interactions? (Beautiful Decay)

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Mesmerizing photos of Iceland from Emmanuel Coupe-Kalomiris that look like they could be viewed through either a microscope or airplane window. Via WIRED. Photo: Emmanuel Coupe-Kalomiris