A cluster brimming with millions of stars glistens like an iridescent opal in this image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. Called Omega Centauri, the sparkling orb of stars is like a miniature galaxy. It is the biggest and brightest of the 150 or so similar objects, called globular clusters, that orbit around the outside of […]
“I decided to start anew, to strip away what I had been taught.” – Georgia O’Keeffe
On flight day 13 (November 28, 2022) of the Artemis I mission, the Orion spacecraft reached its maximum distance from its home world. Over 430,000 kilometers from Earth in a distant retrograde orbit, Orion surpassed the record for most distant spacecraft designed to carry humans. That record was previously set in 1970 during the Apollo […]
PM Light Rain today! With a high of 3C and a low of 3C. 83 Humidity. 0 C currently. 6 Km/h Wind from Southeast.
Wikipedia article of the day is British logistics in the Western Allied invasion of Germany. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: British logistics supported the Anglo-Canadian forces in the Western Allied invasion of Germany, the final campaign of the Second World War in Europe. By this time, the 21st Army Group was highly experienced, professional and […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on November 30, 2023: The Blue Marble (2007) More Info
The sun’s first rays begin illuminating Earth’s atmosphere in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 260 miles above the central United States. At far left, the city lights of Chicago, Illinois, are outlined by Lake Michigan. At far right, the city lights of the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area shine through the […]
“In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves.” – Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Could there be a tornado inside another tornado? In general, no. OK, but could there be a tornado inside a wider dust devil? No again, for one reason because tornados comes down from the sky, but dust devils rise up from the ground. What is pictured is a landspout, an unusual type of tornado known […]
Rain/Snow Showers today! With a high of 3C and a low of 3C. 80 Humidity. 1 C currently. 14 Km/h Wind from Southwest.