“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.

GE Aerospace and magniX have revealed the paint schemes of the hybrid electric aircraft they will fly as part of NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EFPD) project. via NASA https://ift.tt/gs3PaJc

“Where hast thou wandered, gentle gale, to find the perfumes thou dost bring?” – William Cullen Bryant

“Entertainment and art are not isolated.” – Martin Kippenberger

What do the famous Eagle Nebula star pillars look like in X-ray light? To find out, NASA’s orbiting Chandra X-ray Observatory peered in and through these interstellar mountains of star formation. It was found that in M16 the dust pillars themselves do not emit many X-rays, but a lot of small-but-bright X-ray sources became evident. […]

Thundershowers today! With a high of 19C and a low of 19C. 91 Humidity. 15 C currently. 10 Km/h Wind from Southwest.

Elaborate Passiflora incarnata, or purple passionflower, sit pretty in a field at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 13, 2023. via NASA https://ift.tt/ToSgibZ

“Art cannot be modern. Art is primordially eternal.” – Egon Schiele