“I decided on the spot that I would be an artist, and I assure you, it was no ordinary artist I had in mind.” – Henry Ossawa Tanner

What does the largest moon in the Solar System look like? Jupiter’s moon Ganymede, larger than even Mercury and Pluto, has an icy surface speckled with bright young craters overlying a mixture of older, darker, more cratered terrain laced with grooves and ridges. The cause of the grooved terrain remains a topic of research, with […]

Snow today! With a high of 6C and a low of 6C. 91 Humidity. 4 C currently. 21 Km/h Wind from West.

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 28, 2023: The interior of the upper church floor of Bürgersaalkirche, a former Jesuit church in Munich. More Info

Wikipedia article of the day is Ulf Merbold. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Ulf Merbold (born 1941) is a German physicist and astronaut. After growing up in East Germany, he studied physics at the University of Stuttgart in West Germany. In 1977, he applied to become one of the first astronauts of the European Space […]

The spectacular aurora borealis, or the “northern lights,” over Canada is sighted from the space station near the highest point of its orbital path. The station’s main solar arrays are seen in the left foreground. via NASA https://ift.tt/VQlASEw

“Every painting is a voyage into a sacred harbour.” – Giotto di Bondone

“This sunlight linked me through the ages to that past consciousness.” – Richard Jefferies

This eagle ray glides across a cosmic sea. Officially cataloged as SH2-63 and LBN 86, the dark nebula is composed of gas and dust that just happens to appear shaped like a common ocean fish. The interstellar dust nebula appears light brown as it blocks and reddens visible light emitted behind it. Dark nebulas glow […]

Rain/Snow today! With a high of 4C and a low of 4C. 86 Humidity. 2 C currently. 13 Km/h Wind from Southwest.