“We cannot command Nature except by obeying her.” – Francis Bacon

“Our individual lives cannot, generally, be works of art unless the social order is also.” – Charles Horton Cooley

Why is the Cigar Galaxy billowing red smoke? M82, as this starburst galaxy is also known, was stirred up by a recent pass near large spiral galaxy M81. This doesn’t fully explain the source of the red-glowing outwardly expanding gas and dust, however. Evidence indicates that this gas and dust is being driven out by […]

Rain today! With a high of 23C and a low of 23C. 83 Humidity. 15 C currently. 16 Km/h Wind from South.

Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve, seen here in an image from the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on the Terra spacecraft on Dec. 30, 2010, is a special site. via NASA https://ift.tt/iF1Rwls

“Trees are the earth’s endless effort to speak to the listening heaven.” – Rabindranath Tagore

“All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.” – Federico Fellini

The monsters that live on the Sun are not like us. They are larger than the Earth and made of gas hotter than in any teapot. They have no eyes, but at times, many tentacles. They float. Usually, they slowly change shape and just fade back onto the Sun over about a month. Sometimes, though, […]

Thunderstorms today! With a high of 20C and a low of 20C. 88 Humidity. 16 C currently. 21 Km/h Wind from Southwest.

The Crew Module Test Article, a full-scale mockup of NASA’s Orion spacecraft, is seen in the waters of the Pacific Ocean on July 26, 2023. via NASA https://ift.tt/klTRVEJ