“Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.” – Rebecca West

“Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.” – Edward Abbey

History’s first known periodic comet, Comet Halley (1P/Halley), returns to the inner Solar System every 76 years or so. The famous comet made its last appearance to the naked-eye in 1986. But dusty debris from Comet Halley can be seen raining through planet Earth’s skies twice a year during two annual meteor showers, the Eta […]

Showers today! With a high of 14C and a low of 14C. 84 Humidity. 10 C currently. 11 Km/h Wind from Southwest.

Wikipedia article of the day is 2022 Tour Championship. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The 2022 Tour Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 28 March to 3 April at Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Wales. Organised by the World Snooker Tour, it comprised the top eight players on the money list for ranking events […]

Wikipedia picture of the day on October 26, 2023: A panoramic view of Srinagar, the summer capital and largest city of Jammu and Kashmir, India, as seen from the Shankaracharya Hill. More Info

An engineer prepares a small rover – part of NASA’s CADRE (Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration) technology demonstration that’s headed to the Moon – for testing in a thermal vacuum chamber at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California in October 2023. via NASA

“The sea has neither meaning nor pity.” – Anton Chekhov

“My painting does not come from the easel.” – Jackson Pollock

In 60 seconds, this setting Sun will turn green. Actually, the top of the Sun already appears not only green, but wavey — along with all of its edges. The Sun itself is unchanged — both effects are caused by looking along hot and cold layers in Earth’s atmosphere. The unusual color is known as […]