In this undated image form the 1960s, Nancy Grace Roman sits in her office in NASA Headquarters. Roman was the first chief astronomer for NASA. via NASA https://ift.tt/tUvyBxZ
“A great artist can paint a great picture on a small canvas.” – Charles Dudley Warner
“Big doesn’t necessarily mean better. Sunflowers aren’t better than violets.” – Edna Ferber
The Crab Nebula is cataloged as M1, the first object on Charles Messier’s famous list of things which are not comets. In fact, the Crab is now known to be a supernova remnant, expanding debris from massive star’s death explosion, witnessed on planet Earth in 1054 AD. This brave new image offers a 21st century […]
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NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover snapped this view of a hill in Mars’ Jezero Crater called “Santa Cruz” on April 29, 2021, the 68th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. via NASA https://ift.tt/JD4SzLp
“The poetry of the earth is never dead.” – John Keats
“Rationalism is the enemy of art, though necessary as a basis for architecture.” – Arthur Erickson
A mere 46 million light-years distant, spiral galaxy NGC 2841 can be found in the northern constellation of Ursa Major. This deep view of the gorgeous island universe was captured during 32 clear nights in November, December 2021 and January 2022. It shows off a striking yellow nucleus, galactic disk, and faint outer regions. Dust […]
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