The launch of a rocket at sunrise can result in unusual but intriguing images that feature both the rocket and the Sun. Such was the case last month when a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center carrying 53 more Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. In the featured launch picture, […]
Partly Cloudy today! With a high of 21C and a low of 21C. 66 Humidity. 9 C currently. 10 Km/h Wind from Northeast.
“Don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.” – Satchel Paige
“Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.” – Ansel Adams
What’s happening behind that island? Things both expected and unexpected. Expected, perhaps, the pictured rays of light — called crepuscular rays — originate from the Sun. Unexpected, though, the Sun was being partially eclipsed by the Moon at the time — late last month. Expected, perhaps, the Sun’s rays are quite bright as they shine […]
Mostly Sunny today! With a high of 19C and a low of 19C. 84 Humidity. 4 C currently. 8 Km/h Wind from Northeast.
“One could not pluck a flower without troubling a star.” – Loren Eiseley
“Art is anything you can get away with.” – Marshall McLuhan
How do clusters of galaxies form? Since our universe moves too slowly to watch, faster-moving computer simulations are created to help find out. A recent effort is TNG50 from IllustrisTNG, an upgrade of the famous Illustris Simulation. The first part of the featured video tracks cosmic gas (mostly hydrogen) as it evolves into galaxies and […]
AM Light Rain today! With a high of 16C and a low of 16C. 68 Humidity. 9 C currently. 11 Km/h Wind from Northeast.