Photographer and International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield..has become something of an Internet sensation since taking over command of the ISS in December.
In his short tenure he has recorded the first original composition in space and exchange pleasantries with Captain Kirk, George Takei, and others via Twitter.
Wildfires are of course on the rise in both hemispheres, and we can be sure that what is happening in Oz today will re-commence with spring in the northern hemisphere. All the more reason to check out the Dark Snow Project video, and consider supporting the first crowd-sourced scientific mission to the arctic.