Over 500,000 light years across, NGC 6872 (top right) is a truly enormous barred spiral galaxy, at least 5 times the size of our own very large Milky Way. The appearance of this giant galaxy’s distorted and stretched out spiral arms suggests the magnificent wings of a giant bird. Of course its popular moniker is […]
Partly Cloudy today! With a high of 26C and a low of 26C. 92 Humidity. 16 C currently. 13 Km/h Wind from Southwest.
During the Skylab 2 crew’s final fly-around inspection on June 22, 1973, they saw this overhead view of the Skylab Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/sFwd5vD
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Cosmic dust clouds cross a rich field of stars in this telescopic vista near the northern boundary of Corona Australis, the Southern Crown. Part of a sprawling molecular cloud complex this star forming region is a mere 500 light-years away. That’s about one third the distance of the more famous stellar nursery known as the […]
PM Thunderstorms today! With a high of 29C and a low of 29C. 87 Humidity. 19 C currently. 8 Km/h Wind from Northeast.
As sunlight and warmth increase in the spring and summer, the North Sea starts to gain swirls and tendrils of color. via NASA https://ift.tt/p3AlFOJ
Does the Sun follow the same path every day? No. The Sun’s path changes during the year, tracing a longer route during the summer than the winter. Pictured here, the Sun’s arc was captured from noon to sunset on three days, from highest in the sky to lowest: summer solstice, equinox, and winter solstice. The […]
Scattered Thunderstorms today! With a high of 27C and a low of 27C. 85 Humidity. 18 C currently. 5 Km/h Wind from Southwest.
Astronauts Reid Wiseman of NASA (left), Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency (middle), and Victor Glover of NASA (right) pay close attention to Moon samples as they receive a lesson in the Apollo Lunar Lab at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on May 9, 2023. via NASA https://ift.tt/kMmIxor