Attila Nagy, Author at Gizmodo

Inside the Bunker Where Soviets Kept Their Secret Stash of Nukes

During the Cold War, Hungary was one of the westernmost allies of the Soviet Union. As a member of the Warsaw Pact, Hungary had to station a significant number of Soviet troops and military equipment on its territory. Now we’ve gone inside one of their most classified bases, and taken pictures. Hungarians got used to…

Tech News Attila Nagy Jan 29 '15

This Gleaming Monolith May Spawn the Next Space Shuttle

This is the European Space Agency’s test spaceplane, which is planned to go on a 100 minute mission without a crew on February 11. It will blast off from Kourou, French Guiana. What you’re seeing is actually the belly of the so called Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV), more precisely the two body flaps and the…

Space & Spaceflight Attila Nagy Jan 28 '15

One of The Most Unexplored Areas on Earth Looks Stunning From Space

“So much water in this New Guinea rainforest, I’ve never seen anything like this!” tweeted NASA Astronaut Terry W. Virts. Indeed, those countless rivers reflecting the sun looks unbelievably beautiful and mysterious at the same time in this image. This region is the Lorentz National Park, the largest national park in South-East Asia, and one…

Tech News Attila Nagy Jan 28 '15

Giant Circular Panorama Recreates The Hell of Fire-bombed Dresden

Seventy years ago, in one of the most controversial actions of World War Two, the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) dropped circa 4000 tons of high-explosive bombs and incendiary devices on Dresden. Only months before the end of World War II, in four fierce raids between 13…

Tech News Attila Nagy Jan 26 '15

This Celestial Show Is So Crowded It Almost Looks Unreal

There are not three, four or five, but six different night sky phenomena visible in this amazing astrophoto taken by Petr Horálek, European Southern Observatory’s photo ambassador. The image was captured earlier in January 2015, during a visit to La Silla Observatory, just on the outskirts of the Chilean Atacama Desert. Let’s count together! We…

Tech News Attila Nagy Jan 26 '15

These nearly-invisible sea creatures fill the oceans with stellar beauty

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) put an amazing photo set not long ago showing us the smallest marine creatures living in our planet’s seas and oceans. They look like Hubble photos of nebulas and stars. Phytoplanktons, diatoms, different types and forms of algae — they all look beautiful under the microscope. Without these…

Sploid Attila Nagy Jan 24 '15

No, This Isn’t Scifi. It’s an Actual Spaceplane, Getting Fueled Up.

The European Space Agency is about to launch its remote-controlled experimental spacecraft, IXV (Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle), on February 11, from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. What you see above is that craft being fueled with hydrazine maneuvering propellant. It’s all taking place in the S5B hall of the Spaceport’s large S5 payload preparation facility.…

Tech News Attila Nagy Jan 23 '15

This Video Shows What Earth Would Look Like With Different Suns

We’re so accustomed to our Sun and Moon that sometimes we hardly recognise how they form our view of the planet. This video will make you think about them afresh. You may have seen earlier concept images about how planets of the Solar System would look in our sky, if they took the Moon’s place,…

Tech News Attila Nagy Jan 23 '15

18 terrifying photos of ships in trouble

The fight against Earth’s oceans is almost as old as humankind. Through millennia, humans have battled typhoons and waves as high as buildings. “To sail is necessary, to live is not necessary,” said Plutarch during a huge storm in the Mediterranean. Here are 18 photos that perfectly illustrate that idea. 1911: wrecked steamer fights the…

Sploid Attila Nagy Jan 21 '15

Decay and Demolition Inside a Dying Cement Factory

The first cement factory in Hungary has reached its sorry end. The monstrous industrial complex of Lábatlan was established by Balázs Konkoly-Thege on the right bank of river Danube in 1868, and in the very beginning, Roman cement was made here in a wood-fueled 16 chamber furnace. Today, the factory is a lovely ruin—which I…

Tech News Attila Nagy Jan 16 '15

These Badass Korean Soldiers Beat Any Nuclear Sub

The cold weather training of South-Korean army’s special warfare force is high level badassery of the level I have never seen before. It’s like when nuclear powered attack submarines break the Arctic sheet after surfacing through three feet of ice. But these are humans. Quite literally cool [Republic of Korea Armed Forces]

Tech News Attila Nagy Jan 16 '15

This Is the Terrifying Beauty of a Suffocated Sea

This is the shoreline of the northeastern Caspian Sea—the largest lake in the world—as seen by Korea Aerospace Research Institute’s Kompsat-2 satellite. But it’s suffocating. In this picturesque image, acquired on 26 September 2012, you can see the mineral-rich land of Kazakhstan’s Mangistau region along the bottom of the image. But what is that green…

Tech News Attila Nagy Jan 16 '15

These Interstellar Cannons Actually Hunt Exoplanets

The ESO’s new exoplanet-hunting telescopes on Paranal looks absolutely stunning in this long-exposure night time shot. It shows the Next-Generation Transit Survey (NGTS) telescopes during testing. The Moon appears as the brightest streak among the star trails, the VISTA and VLT domes can also be seen on the horizon. The ESO explains in more detail…

Space & Spaceflight Attila Nagy Jan 15 '15

This is what famous works of art have to watch forever and ever

Have you ever wondered what the sculptures and paintings in museums and galleries have to stare at all day? Me neither, but a Tumblr called What They See did, taking photos from the point of view of famous works of art. The results are surprisingly funny, and somehow melancholic at the same time. Above: The…

Sploid Attila Nagy Jan 14 '15

Guys take off and land planes on a flying Avengers’ Helicarrier drone

FliteTest—a group of RC aircraft aficionados—have made a four-rotor, eight-motor-powered Helicarrier that actually flies. They tested it and it worked just fine. Watch them launching and landing airplanes equipped with built-in cameras using video goggles and remote controls. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.

Sploid Attila Nagy Jan 14 '15

This is What Orion Looks Like Naked

It’s amazing how effective the thermal shield of NASA’s Orion spacecraft is. With all of the back shell panels removed for a viewing by Kennedy Space Center workers, you can hardly see any heat-related damage under the skin of the spacecraft. It’s also worth noticing how intact the U.S. flag painted on the panel on…

Tech News Attila Nagy Jan 14 '15

Imagine Your Airplane Getting Buried Under Snow

Hate waking up to see your car covered under snow? Then an aircraft maintenance job is probably not for you, if this situation is anything to go by. This snow-covered C-5M Super Galaxy was photographed on January 6th 2015 at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Aircraft maintenance operations continued to keep the mission moving—even though…

Tech News Attila Nagy Jan 12 '15

A Rare Look Deep Inside an Old-Fashioned Hydroelectric Power Plant

As a longtime fan of industrial aesthetics, I always look for the chance to get inside any building where roaring machines, buzzing wires, crackling pipe, and chaotic control rooms sit waiting to be explored and photographed—like this 99-year-old Art Deco power plant or this 70-year-old Bauhaus sewage pumping building. I visited Hungary’s Tiszalök Barrage and…

Tech News Attila Nagy Jan 8 '15

Happy Birthday Ames! Awesome Photos From 75 Years of Aerospace Research

On the 20th of December, 1939, the second laboratory of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) was founded. The facility at Moffett Field in Sunnyvale, California, would later be known as NASA’s Ames Research Center after the founding chairman of NACA, Joseph S. Ames—but no one could foresee how iconic Ames would become. The…

Tech News Attila Nagy Dec 20 '14

How the Soviet Union used nuclear explosions to create giant canals

I know the Soviets made tons of crazy stuff back in the 20th century, but this is beyond insane: They blasted an entire forest and the adjacent land with the help of nuclear explosions to carve a canal. Atomic terraforming makes so much sense, doesn’t it? The United States also conducted Plowshare experiments in the…

Sploid Attila Nagy Dec 19 '14

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Inside the Bunker Where Soviets Kept Their Secret Stash of Nukes

This Gleaming Monolith May Spawn the Next Space Shuttle

One of The Most Unexplored Areas on Earth Looks Stunning From Space

Giant Circular Panorama Recreates The Hell of Fire-bombed Dresden

This Celestial Show Is So Crowded It Almost Looks Unreal

These nearly-invisible sea creatures fill the oceans with stellar beauty

No, This Isn’t Scifi. It’s an Actual Spaceplane, Getting Fueled Up.

This Video Shows What Earth Would Look Like With Different Suns

18 terrifying photos of ships in trouble

Decay and Demolition Inside a Dying Cement Factory

These Badass Korean Soldiers Beat Any Nuclear Sub

This Is the Terrifying Beauty of a Suffocated Sea

These Interstellar Cannons Actually Hunt Exoplanets

This is what famous works of art have to watch forever and ever

Guys take off and land planes on a flying Avengers’ Helicarrier drone

This is What Orion Looks Like Naked

Imagine Your Airplane Getting Buried Under Snow

A Rare Look Deep Inside an Old-Fashioned Hydroelectric Power Plant

Happy Birthday Ames! Awesome Photos From 75 Years of Aerospace Research

How the Soviet Union used nuclear explosions to create giant canals

Before ‘Witch Hat,’ Kamome Shirahama Blessed Us With a Hilarious Romp About Gals Being Pals

Meta Axes Contractors Who Had to Review Explicit Video From Smart Glasses

World’s Slowest Rocket Company Suddenly Wants to Churn Out 60 Rockets a Year

Lego’s May Releases Are Swooshing In

Buying Prescription Smart Glasses Might Not Be Such a Good Idea After All

Spirit Airlines Is Reportedly Moving Forward With Plan to Shut Down

Trump Resurrects Keystone Pipeline Killed Over Climate Concerns

The Old Republic Reigns Supreme in Hasbro’s New ‘Star Wars’ Figures

Everything You Missed From Elon Musk’s Testimony in the OpenAI Trial

New FCC Satellite Rules Could Improve Starlink Capacity to a Surprising Degree

The Best Tech Gifts for Mother’s Day 2026

Asus’ Dual-Display Gaming Laptop Will Ruin Your Single-Screen Lifestyle

Steam Controller Review: Trackpads Change Everything for PC Gaming

Soundcore Space 2 Review: A Shockingly Stellar Value for Budget ANC Wireless Headphones

Anker’s UV Printer Can Handle Almost Anything… If You Know What You’re Doing

HP’s EliteBoard Keyboard-Computer Proves We Can Stick a PC in Anything

Sleep-Tracking Earbuds Didn’t Fix Me, but They Did Open My Eyes

I’ve Tested a Lot of Bad Smart Glasses and These Are the Worst Yet

Roborock’s Qrevo Curv 2 Flow Is the Ultimate Robot Mop—If You Don’t Have Corners or Walls

Alienware’s $350 QD-OLED Gaming Monitor Nixes Everything for a Pretty Screen