11. Starship re-entering Earth's atmosphere. Views through the plasma
12. Super Heavy Booster 9’s 33 Raptor engines power Starship toward a successful hot-staging on its second flight test on November 18, 2023. Photo by John Kraus.
13. Smooth separation
14. Starship through the clouds
15. Crowds watching the Starship launch from afar. Dreaming of Mars and becoming a multiplanetary species.
16. The scale of SpaceX’s Starship
17. Starship Flight 3 by John Kraus
18. Liftoff of Starship Flight 3 by John Kraus
19. Starship from afar by John Kraus
20. Per aspera ad astra!
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2. Bologna, Italy, has one of the best-preserved medieval historical city centers in the world.
Once among Europe's largest cities, it is known as the "Manhattan of the Middle Ages" for its tower-filled skyline. Today, only 30 of the original 100 towers remain standing.
3. Edinburgh's Old Town, the heart of Scotland’s capital, is a place beyond words.
Its medieval buildings and streets remain largely intact, telling the story of the city from the Middle Ages to modern times.
Often referred to as "the most beautiful journey in the world", this road winds like a graceful sea serpent across eight bridges, connecting Kårvåg on Averøya to Vevang on the mainland.
3. Amalfi Coast, Italy
"For the people of Amalfi who go to heaven, judgment day will be a day like any another."
1. Dubbed the "flying carpet," this Roman mosaic found in Antakya, Turkey, was so masterfully crafted that it retained its intricate design despite the wave-like distortions caused by earthquakes.
2. Colossal Olmec stone heads
The Olmecs, Mesoamerica’s first major civilization, are thought to have flourished in Veracruz and Tabasco from 1200 to 400 BC, vanishing mysteriously in the 4th century BC.
3. A magnificent 2000 year old Roman mosaic on the bank of the river Euphrates, Turkey.
I used Grok's new image generation model to reinterpret Greek myths and epic poems.
The results are stunning - a thread 🧵
1. Aeneas fleeing the burning city of Troy
2. Prometheus and the Theft of Fire
I asked Grok to generate a marble sculpture of this famous myth.
Interestingly, it incorporated two key elements: the flame in his hands and the chains forged by Hephaestus, with which Zeus bound him to a rock for giving fire to humans.
3. Pandora’s Box
After Prometheus gave fire to humans, Zeus sought revenge. He ordered Hephaestus to create Pandora, giving her a jar with strict instructions never to open it. She was then sent to Prometheus' brother. Pandora opened the jar, releasing all evils upon the world.