“The basis of art is truth, both in matter and in mode.” – Flannery O’Connor

“The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Is Earendel the farthest star yet discovered? This scientific possibility started when the Hubble Space Telescope observed a huge cluster of galaxies. The gravitational lens effect of this cluster was seen to magnify and distort a galaxy far in the background. This distorted background galaxy — so far away it has a redshift of 6.2 — […]

Showers today! With a high of 13C and a low of 13C. 80 Humidity. 9 C currently. 18 Km/h Wind from Southwest.

Every winter, a layer of carbon dioxide frost (dry ice) forms on the surface of Mars. via NASA https://ift.tt/KIoVtvi

“The sea complains upon a thousand shores.” – Alexander Smith

“Art is one thing that can go on mattering once it has stopped hurting.” – Elizabeth Bowen

On the upper right, dressed in blue, is the Pleiades. Also known as the Seven Sisters and M45, the Pleiades is one of the brightest and most easily visible open clusters on the sky. The Pleiades contains over 3,000 stars, is about 400 light years away, and only 13 light years across. Surrounding the stars […]

Light Rain today! With a high of 9C and a low of 9C. 65 Humidity. 5 C currently. 29 Km/h Wind from Southwest.

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen at sunrise atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, April 4, 2022. via NASA https://ift.tt/VpBvqb2