Space Station Cameras Capture Startling Images Seen here is the Aurora Borealis – AKA The Northern Lights – in all it’s green glowing glory. The gorgeous view perfectly complements the images that have been taken for ages from the ground. For all you Simpsons fans out there, unfortunately there’s no evidence that the ISS astronauts were eating […]
Read More NASA ASTRONAUTS PICTURESOn the good side of the Asteroid ending us its fast… It was the dust storm to end all dust storms. When a huge asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago, triggering a mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs, it sent vast clouds of dust flying tens of kilometres up into the air. We […]
Read More Dino-killing asteroid choked whole world in dust within a few hours | New ScientistSome cosmic catharsis for all the coronavirus-related anxiety you might be feeling at the moment… https://www.wired.com/story/space-photos-of-the-week-pretty-planets-gorgeous-galaxies/
Read More Space Photos of the Week: Pretty Planets, Gorgeous Galaxies | WIREDOnce the go-to hangout spot for American teens and a symbol of opportunity for small business owners, diners are one of the most beloved remnants of mid-century America. Scattered across the country, diners come in many shapes and forms, from roadside railcar-style establishments to tiny hole-in-the-wall restaurants in the country’s biggest cities. Here’s what diners looked like […]
Read More Vintage photos of 1950s diners show the quintessentially American restaurants in their heydayEach day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Explanation: The silhouette of an intriguing dark nebula inhabits this cosmic scene. Lynds’ Dark Nebula (LDN) 1622 appears against a faint background of glowing hydrogen gas only visible in long telescopic exposures of the region. […]
Read More Astronomy Picture of the DayExplanation: Why does this galaxy spin so fast? To start, even identifying which type of galaxy UGC 12591 is difficult — featured on the lower left, it has dark dust lanes like a spiral galaxy but a large diffuse bulge of stars like a lenticular. Surprisingly observations show that UGC 12591 spins at about 480 km/sec, almost twice as fast as our Milky Way, […]
Read More Astronomy Picture of the Day
