Wikipedia article of the day is Yugoslav torpedo boat T1. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: T1 was a seagoing torpedo boat, operational between 1914 and 1955. Built as 76 T for the Austro-Hungarian Navy, and armed with two 66 mm (2.6 in) guns and four 450 mm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes, she could carry 10 to 12 naval mines. During […]
“Once the rocket launched, [I saw] how it illuminated such a dark space. So even when you’re in a dark space, you can let your light shine. And it won’t just shine for you and those that are immediately around you, but even people that you don’t know will notice it, even people that you […]
“Nature can do more than physicians.” – Oliver Cromwell
“The goal of art was the vital expression of self.” – Alfred Stieglitz
Massive stars in our Milky Way Galaxy live spectacular lives. Collapsing from vast cosmic clouds, their nuclear furnaces ignite and create heavy elements in their cores. After only a few million years for the most massive stars, the enriched material is blasted back into interstellar space where star formation can begin anew. The expanding debris […]
Showers today! With a high of 7C and a low of 7C. 96 Humidity. 7 C currently. 6 Km/h Wind from Southwest.
Wikipedia article of the day is Temple of Apollo Palatinus. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The Temple of Apollo Palatinus was a temple to the god Apollo in Rome, constructed on the Palatine Hill on the initiative of Augustus between 36 and 28 BCE. It was associated with Augustus’s victories at the battles of Naulochus and […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on December 14, 2023: View of Peak of Arieiro, Site of Community Importance of Central Mountain Range, Madeira Island, Portugal. More Info
Artemis II crew members, shown inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, stand in front of their Orion crew module on Aug. 8, 2023. From left are: Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; Victor Glover, pilot; Reid Wiseman, commander; and Christina Hammock Koch, mission specialist. The crew module is […]
“A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet in words, a musician by sounds.” – Henry Moore