“I think the experience of putting yourself in an uncomfortable environment and coming at the other end with lessons learned is always positive. Trying to expand the windows of where you feel comfortable gives you a chance to know yourself better.” — Alfonso Davila, Research Scientist, Exobiology Branch, NASA’s Ames Research Center via NASA
“The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies.” – Gertrude Jekyll
“One must be a living man and a posthumous artist.” – Jean Cocteau
How big is our universe? This question, among others, was debated by two leading astronomers in 1920 in what has since become known as astronomy’s Great Debate. Many astronomers then believed that our Milky Way Galaxy was the entire universe. Many others, though, believed that our galaxy was just one of many. In the Great […]
Partly Cloudy today! With a high of 18C and a low of 18C. 88 Humidity. 6 C currently. 3 Km/h Wind from Southeast.
Wikipedia article of the day is Mercy Point. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Mercy Point is an American science fiction medical drama that aired for seven episodes on UPN in 1998 and 1999. It was adapted from a film screenplay by Trey Callaway (pictured); production on the film project had ended due to the poor […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on October 6, 2023: The winding road to Shingo La, a 5,090 m (16,700 ft) Himalayan mountain pass in northern India connecting the Lahaul region of Himachal Pradesh with the Zanskar region of Ladakh. More Info
This feature looks a bit like a bear’s face. What is it really? There’s a hill with a V-shaped collapse structure (the nose), two craters (the eyes), and a circular fracture pattern (the head). The circular fracture pattern might be due to the settling of a deposit over a buried impact crater. Maybe the nose […]
“I drank the silence of God from a spring in the woods.” – Georg Trakl
“Through a painting we can see the whole world.” – Hans Hofmann