Wikipedia article of the day is Raymond III, Count of Tripoli. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Raymond III (1140–1187) was the count of Tripoli (in modern-day Lebanon) from 1152 until his death. The son of Raymond II and Hodierna of Jerusalem, he was a minor when he succeeded his father. After reaching the age of majority […]
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Psyche spacecraft onboard is seen as it is rolled out of the horizontal integration facility at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Psyche mission, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will travel to a metal-rich asteroid by the […]
“I don’t want life to imitate art. I want life to be art.” – Ernst Fischer
Mu Cephei is a very large star. An M-class supergiant some 1500 times the size of the Sun, it is one of the largest stars visible to the unaided eye, and even one of the largest in the entire Galaxy. If it replaced the Sun in our fair Solar System, Mu Cephei would easily engulf […]
Cloudy today! With a high of 22C and a low of 22C. 59 Humidity. 18 C currently. 14 Km/h Wind from Southwest.
Wikipedia article of the day is Private Case. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The Private Case is a collection of erotica and pornography held initially by the British Museum and, from 1973, by the British Library. The collection began between 1836 and 1870 and grew from the receipt of books from legal deposit, and from […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on October 12, 2023: View of Gokyo Lakes from Gokyo Ri, 5,300 metres (17,400 ft) a. s. l. Ngozumpa Glacier, the largest and longest glacier in the Himalayas, is right below, along with commanding views over nearby Cholatse, Taboche, Kangtega, Thamserku and other peaks of the Khumbu Himalayas. More Info
It’s easy to get swept up in the swirling starry arms of this intermediate spiral galaxy, NGC 4654, in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy has a bright center and is labeled “intermediate” because it has characteristics of both unbarred and barred spirals. NGC 4654 is just north of the celestial equator, making it visible from […]
“Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.” – Samuel Butler
“Art doesn’t transform. It just plain forms.” – Roy Lichtenstein