Is that one galaxy or three? Toward the right of the featured Hubble image of the massive galaxy cluster Abell 3827 is what appears to be a most unusual galaxy — curved and with three centers. A detailed analysis, however, finds that these are three images of the same background galaxy — and that there […]
Rain today! With a high of 19C and a low of 19C. 90 Humidity. 16 C currently. 8 Km/h Wind from Southwest.
Wikipedia article of the day is Edvard August Vainio. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Edvard August Vainio (1853–1929) was a Finnish lichenologist. His early works on the lichens of Lapland, his three-volume monograph on the lichen genus Cladonia, and, in particular, his study of the classification and form and structure of lichens in Brazil made […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on August 23, 2021: Max Niedermeier practicing for the 2018 FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship finals at Inzell, Germany. More Info
“Trees love to toss and sway; they make such happy noises.” – Emily Carr
Spectacular explosions keep occurring in the binary star system named RS Ophiuchi. Every 20 years or so, the red giant star dumps enough hydrogen gas onto its companion white dwarf star to set off a brilliant thermonuclear explosion on the white dwarf’s surface. At about 5,000 light years distant, the resulting nova explosions cause the […]
Rain today! With a high of 18C and a low of 18C. 87 Humidity. 18 C currently. 10 Km/h Wind from Southwest.
Wikipedia picture of the day on August 22, 2021: Steam-boiling green asparagus in a stainless steel pot. More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Arsenal Women 11–1 Bristol City Women. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Arsenal Women and Bristol City Women played an association football match on 1 December 2019 that ended with a scoreline of 11–1. It was part of the 2019–20 Football Association Women’s Super League (FA WSL) and became the highest-scoring game in […]
“A brier rose whose buds yield fragrant harvest for the honey bee.” – Letitia Elizabeth Landon