“Joy in looking and comprehending is nature’s most beautiful gift.” – Albert Einstein

Few star clusters this close to each other. Visible to the unaided eye from dark sky areas, it was cataloged in 130 BC by Greek astronomer Hipparchus. Some 7,000 light-years away, this pair of open star clusters is also an easy binocular target, a striking starfield in the northern constellation of the mythical Greek hero […]

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On Nov. 20, the fifth day of the 25.5-day Artemis I mission, a camera mounted on the tip of one of Orion’s solar array wings captured this footage of the spacecraft and the Moon as it continued to grow nearer to our lunar neighbor. via NASA https://ift.tt/wa3XCIH

“Great artists suffer for the people.” – Marvin Gaye

“All nature is but art unknown to thee.” – Alexander Pope

Stars can make beautiful patterns as they age — sometimes similar to flowers or insects. NGC 6302, the Butterfly Nebula, is a notable example. Though its gaseous wingspan covers over 3 light-years and its estimated surface temperature exceeds 200,000 degrees C, the aging central star of NGC 6302, the featured planetary nebula, has become exceptionally […]

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“A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.” – Anne Bronte

“Good art is art that allows you to enter it from a variety of angles and to emerge with a variety of views.” – Mary Schmich