“If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature’s way.” – Aristotle

When stars form, pandemonium reigns. A textbook case is the star forming region NGC 6559. Visible in the featured image are red glowing emission nebulas of hydrogen, blue reflection nebulas of dust, dark absorption nebulas of dust, and the stars that formed from them. The first massive stars formed from the dense gas will emit […]

AM Thunderstorms today! With a high of 29C and a low of 29C. 74 Humidity. 22 C currently. 10 Km/h Wind from Southwest.

“Many artists and scholars have pointed out that ultimately art depends on human nature.” – Steven Pinker

“Nature’s far too subtle to repeat herself.” – Paul Muni

Eta Carinae may be about to explode. But no one knows when – it may be next year, it may be one million years from now. Eta Carinae’s mass – about 100 times greater than our Sun – makes it an excellent candidate for a full blown supernova. Historical records do show that about 170 […]

Partly Cloudy today! With a high of 34C and a low of 34C. 73 Humidity. 19 C currently. 6 Km/h Wind from Southeast.

“To change your phrase somewhat, I know that I like an art where disparate elements form an entity.” – James Schuyler

“But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Stickney Crater, the largest crater on the martian moon Phobos, is named for Chloe Angeline Stickney Hall, mathematician and wife of astronomer Asaph Hall. Asaph Hall discovered both the Red Planet’s moons in 1877. Over 9 kilometers across, Stickney is nearly half the diameter of Phobos itself, so large that the impact that blasted out […]