In this photo from Nov. 9, 2023, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket illuminates the water as it launches at night from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 29th commercial resupply mission of the Cargo Dragon spacecraft brought new scientific research, technology demonstrations, crew supplies, and hardware to the International Space Station, including NASA’s Integrated […]
“The view of Earth is spectacular.” – Sally Ride
“Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.” – Jean Rostand
Have you ever seen the Andromeda galaxy? Although M31 appears as a faint and fuzzy blob to the unaided eye, the light you see will be over two million years old, making it likely the oldest light you ever will see directly. The featured image captured Andromeda just before it set behind the Swiss Alps […]
Rain today! With a high of 14C and a low of 14C. 89 Humidity. 11 C currently. 18 Km/h Wind from Southwest.
Wikipedia article of the day is Fuzuli (poet). Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Fuzuli (Füzuli) is the pen name of Muhammad bin Suleyman (1483–1556), a 16th-century poet who composed works in his native Azerbaijani, as well as Persian and Arabic. He is regarded as one of the greatest poets of Turkic literature. He was widely […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on November 13, 2023: 10th century stone sculpture of the Hindu God Vishnu at Sheshnarayan Temple at Pharphing, near Kathmandu, Nepal. More Info
“Nature is never finished.” – Robert Smithson
“An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.” – James Whistler
This is a gibbous Moon. More Earthlings are familiar with a full moon, when the entire face of Luna is lit by the Sun, and a crescent moon, when only a sliver of the Moon’s face is lit. When more than half of the Moon is illuminated, though, but still short of full illumination, the […]