Margilan, Uzbekistan, desert climate.

Observations from Earth’s moon-like environment.

In 1965 and 1967 NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey organised field trips to Iceland for American astronauts to learn geology in locations described as ‘terrestrial analogue sites’.

Geothermal energies.

A passionate dedication to the human explorers of the World.

Harrison Hagan “Jack” Schmitt, the first and only geologist to journey into outer space.

The sun did not know where its hall would stand, the stars did not know where they would be set, the moon did not know what would be its might —Völuspá, stanza 5, 10th Century.

A view into the Italian business of sacred goods and holy equipment.

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it." —Matthew 13:45-46

Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. "It is written," he said to them, "'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are making it 'a den of robbers.'"—Matthew 21:12-13

Rediscovering russian inventors in the midst of renovating one of the oldest science and technology museums in the world.

"Earth is the cradle of humanity, but one cannot remain in the cradle forever." —Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Rocket Scientist, 1895.

Later in his life, Russian nuclear physicist Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov became an activist for disarmament, peace and human rights.

While illuminating his green convex eyes and mimicking the motion of walking, he is on a remote-controlled mission to guide us. The Sepulka robot (1962), Mikhail Alexandrov.