Wikipedia article of the day is Surrender of Japan. Check it out: https://ift.tt/140RX9x Summary: The surrender of Japan on September 2, 1945, brought the hostilities of World War II to a close. Together with the British Empire and China, the United States called for the unconditional surrender of the Japanese armed forces in the Potsdam Declaration on […]
Why is this nebula so complex? When a star like our Sun is dying, it will cast off its outer layers, usually into a simple overall shape. Sometimes this shape is a sphere, sometimes a double lobe, and sometimes a ring or a helix. In the case of planetary nebula NGC 5189, however, besides an […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on August 14, 2020: Interior of the church of St Felix, Torralba de Ribota, province of Zaragoza, Spain. The church, of mudéjar and late gothic style was built between 1367 and 1420. The church is a national heritage monument in Spain (known as Bien de Interés Cultural) since 2006. https://ift.tt/2DTbpj3
Through the Artemis program, NASA is working to land the first woman and the next man on the Moon by 2024. via wordpress https://wp.me/p4wJUi-7c8
What planets are those behind that unusual rock spire? Saturn (lower left) and Jupiter. This month, after sunset, the bright planetary duo are quite prominent toward the southeast. Now your view of our Solar System’s largest planets might not include a picturesque hoodoo in the foreground, nor the spectacular central band of our Milky Way […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on August 13, 2020: 50 Pfennig “Notgeld” banknote issued 100 years ago, on Aug. 13, 1920 by the city of Berchtesgaden, Germany. https://ift.tt/3fSu6R9https://ift.tt/3fSu6R9
“Art is man’s expression of his joy in labor.” – Henry Kissinger
Wikipedia article of the day is Almost There (album). Check it out: https://ift.tt/2PPI7nX Summary: Almost There is the first studio album by the American Christian rock band MercyMe (singer and drummer pictured), released on August 14, 2001, by INO Records. Characterizing it as contemporary worship and pop rock, music critics praised the album’s songwriting, especially on […]
“The cultured man is an artist, an artist in humanity.” – Ashley Montagu
Wikipedia article of the day is Westgate-on-Sea. Check it out: https://ift.tt/3fZOdwR Summary: Westgate-on-Sea is a seaside town and civil parish in northeast Kent, England, with a population of 6,996 at the 2011 Census. It is within the Thanet local government district and borders the larger seaside resort of Margate. Its two sandy beaches have attracted […]