“What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery

“An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.” – Jean Cocteau

You couldn’t really be caught in this blizzard while standing by a cliff on periodic comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Orbiting the comet in June of 2016, the Rosetta spacecraft’s narrow angle camera did record streaks of dust and ice particles similar to snow as they drifted across the field of view close to the camera and above […]

PM Light Rain today! With a high of 4C and a low of 4C. 88 Humidity. 4 C currently. 8 Km/h Wind from Southwest.

Wikipedia article of the day is Supernova. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: A supernova is a powerful explosion of a star, usually a star that is unable to produce sufficient energy from nuclear fusion to counteract its own gravity. Its remnant will become a diffuse nebula, neutron star or black hole. The peak optical luminosity […]

Wikipedia picture of the day on January 6, 2024: A rose gold roller skate compared with an orange high-heeled one. 161 years ago today, James L. Plimpton received the U.S. patent for the four-wheel roller skate he invented. More Info

Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara has her Russian Sokol spacesuit pressure checked ahead launching to the International Space Station with fellow crewmates, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. via NASA https://ift.tt/ijF7gZU

“Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.” – Anthony J. D’Angelo

“I’m afraid that if you look at a thing long enough, it loses all of its meaning.” – Andy Warhol

Near the center of this sharp cosmic portrait, at the heart of the Orion Nebula, are four hot, massive stars known as the Trapezium. Gathered within a region about 1.5 light-years in radius, they dominate the core of the dense Orion Nebula Star Cluster. Ultraviolet ionizing radiation from the Trapezium stars, mostly from the brightest […]