This video is brief, to the point and utterly beautiful. It features timelapse images captured in Joshua Tree National Park during the Perseid Meteor Shower which took place this past weekend. The shower is an annual event that always comes around in early-August and at it's peak, as many as 50-60 shooting stars can be seen in a single hour. It is, quite simply, one of the best celestial shows that you'll ever see, but just in case you managed to miss it, the video below will give you a glimpse of what you can expect next year.

60 Seconds Timelapse of the Perseid Meteor Shower in Joshua Tree Park from Kai Gradert on Vimeo.

A few days back I posted an image that was purportedly a picture of Mt. Everest as seen from the International Space Station, citing The Atlantic as the source. Turns out, it wasn't a photo of Everest at all and NASA is now admitted they made a mistake in identifying the world's tallest mountain.

According to this story from the BBC,  the mountain is actually Saser Muztagh, a collection of peaks located in the Karakoram Range in India. The tallest of those peaks is Saser Kangri I, which reaches a mere 7672 meters (25,171 feet) in height, well below Everest's 8848 meter (29,029 ft) height.

The photo was taken by cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko while looking out one of the windows on the ISS. It isn't clear how the image got mislabeled, but NASA has confirmed their error. They haven't released any other images shot by Malenchenko, but I found the photo below on the space agency's website, which is a confirmed shot of Everest from space. That one will have to do for now.

The International Space Station is an incredible piece of technology, serving as a laboratory, observatory and research facility. It has also served as home for countless astronauts who have stayed in orbi for an extended period of time. Most of us will never get an opportunity to ever step inside the station, but thanks to this video we can still get a good look around. It was shot recently by atstronaut Sunita Williams, who served as commander on board the station until she returned to Earth last month. Just before she departed for home, she decided to film this extensive tour of the ISS, giving us all an inside look like never before.

Earlier today The Atlantic ran this photo which was recently shot from the International Space Station giving us all a glimpse of Everest as viewed from orbit. They also ran a story that claims that "Mount Everest Doesn't Look All That Big When You See It From Space." Looking at the photo however, I have to beg to differ. That magnificent mountain still stands out from the crowd in my eyes and its unique profile towers over everything else around it. It is a great shot of the Himalaya captured from high above, with the world's highest peak right at the center.

Here's a lovely little video that mixes amazing footage captured from the International Space Station interspersed with audio messages from various crews that expound upon the ISS's mission of exploration through cooperation. The station was funded and built through the cooperation of numerous nations and space agencies from around the globe and its success is due in part to fact that the countries involved all found a way to work together. That message seems especially fitting for this time of year.

Further Up Yonder from Giacomo Sardelli on Vimeo.