NASA Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) interns Dorothy Sue Grimmer and Victoria Tran pose for a photo in front of the Dynamic Aviation B200 ahead of their morning research flight on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. via NASA https://ift.tt/jnxML53
“Every song is like a painting.” – Dick Dale
“Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.” – Anton Chekhov
Large galaxies grow by eating small ones. Even our own galaxy engages in a sort of galactic cannibalism, absorbing small galaxies that are too close and are captured by the Milky Way’s gravity. In fact, the practice is common in the universe and illustrated by this striking pair of interacting galaxies from the banks of […]
Rain today! With a high of 22C and a low of 22C. 72 Humidity. 14 C currently. 11 Km/h Wind from South.
Woody Hoburg took this photo of Laguna Verde’s inviting waters as the International Space Station orbited 264 miles (425 km) over South America on July 7, 2023. via NASA https://ift.tt/9L35r4b
“The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.” – Novalis
“Flowers grow out of dark moments.” – Corita Kent
South of Antares, in the tail of the nebula-rich constellation Scorpius, lies emission nebula IC 4628. Nearby hot, massive stars, millions of years young, irradiate the nebula with invisible ultraviolet light, stripping electrons from atoms. The electrons eventually recombine with the atoms to produce the visible nebular glow, dominated by the red emission of hydrogen. […]
Thunderstorms today! With a high of 19C and a low of 19C. 90 Humidity. 12 C currently. 11 Km/h Wind from Southwest.