Project Icarus

Two students at MIT launched a weather balloon with a digital camera and a cellphone GPS into near space. The digital camera was programmed to shoot every 5 seconds. The balloon went up 17 miles before popping and dropping back to earth. The pix on the way up are cool, but the descent is amazing.

Here's a picture of the popped balloon as the whole contraption falls incredibly fast. Click here to see the entire article on CNN.