“All art is a struggle to be, in a particular sort of way, virtuous.” – Iris Murdoch

What does Comet Leonard look like up close? Although we can’t go there, imaging the comet’s coma and inner tails through a small telescope gives us a good idea. As the name implies, the ion tail is made of ionized gas — gas energized by ultraviolet light from the Sun and pushed outward by the […]

Mostly Sunny today! With a high of 3C and a low of 3C. 86 Humidity. -3 C currently. 5 Km/h Wind from East.

Our Milky Way’s central black hole has a leak. via NASA https://ift.tt/3FkJUsm

“In places where this beauty has already disappeared, we will reconstruct it.” – Fritz Todt

“The stupid believe that to be truthful is easy; only the artist, the great artist, knows how difficult it is.” – Willa Cather

You may have seen Orion’s belt before — but not like this. The three bright stars across this image are, from left to right, Mintaka, Alnilam, and Alnitak: the iconic belt stars of Orion. The rest of the stars in the frame have been digitally removed to highlight the surrounding clouds of glowing gas and […]

AM Clouds/PM Sun today! With a high of 5C and a low of 5C. 97 Humidity. -1 C currently. 8 Km/h Wind from Northeast.

Legendary actor and diplomat, Sidney Poitier, visited JPL in 1979. via NASA https://ift.tt/31LdlpY

“I have never seen snow and do not know what winter means.” – Duke Kahanamoku