I love the dudes at MIT. You basically have to. While I spend weekends replaying Half-Life 2 (the relation to MIT not escaping me), they’re doing crazy things like sending Canon point-and-shoots into shallow space for less than a good iPod. Seriously. That gorgeous photo there? That’s space. That’s earth. That only cost them $150.

For full details on it (involving the use of a beer-cooler, a prepaid cellphone, a hot-air balloon, and the hack firmware for their Canon), check out the post at Wired (where I found this), or go straight to their project page.