Universe
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Eleven Images That Capture The Sheer Vastness Of Space
Did you know that you could fit all seven of the other planets in the solar system between Earth and the moon — with room to spare. Note that Saturn and Jupiter, are nine and 11 times as wide as Earth, respectively. It goes to show impressive our landing on the moon was. Find other facts… Continue reading
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The Profundity of Space Travel
I’m quite sure everyone imagines space travel to be an experience unlike anything imaginable. The impact it must have on one’s psyche and worldview (no pun intended) is incomparable to any other experience we can conceive of. Imagine seeing everything we’ve ever known and experienced — the culmination of all histories, lives, and events —… Continue reading
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A Star is Born
An artist’s impression shows the disk of gas and cosmic dust around the young star HD 142527, as observed by astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope in Chile. They have witnessed vast streams of gas flowing across the gap in the disc, the first time we’ve seen the stages of a star… Continue reading
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Amazing Pictures from Hubble Telescope
The following images are courtesy of National Geographic, though they represent just a handful of the gallery. Click the hyperlink to see the rest – it’s well worth it. Continue reading
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The Most Astounding Fact About the Universe
During an interview with TIME Magazine, Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson, a prominent astrophysicist and public advocate of science, was asked a good but rather loaded question: “What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the Universe?” Below is his answer, courtesy of Vimeo. The man certainly has a way with words.… Continue reading
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Space Pictures of the Week
Brought to you by National Geographic, here is just a small but breathtaking sample of the expansive work of art we call the universe. While I’m at it, here’s another image from Astronomy Pictures of the Day that I’ve selected as my favorite for this week (click it for a larger image). The first identified compact galaxy group, Stephan’s… Continue reading
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The Birth of a Galaxy
The following video is a computer simulation that depicts the evolution of a galaxy. It’s based off our own Milky Way, and begins from the Big Bang to the the present, spanning a period of 13 billion of years (give or take a few billion, since we don’t know for sure). It comes from the science blog Starts… Continue reading
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Origin of the Universe
Following my recent musings about the scale and nature of the universe, I’ve pondered an even more perplexing question: where did our universe even come from in the first place? How did it begin and develop, and why is it the way that it is? One of the most difficult concepts for anyone – nonreligious or… Continue reading
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The Universe
The universe is on a scale that is literally incomprehensible to the human mind. We can convey it mathematically of course (which is itself a remarkable feat), but our imaginations can scarcely piece together just how big it is, and how much is contained within its seemingly infinite expanse. This chart, a bit difficult to… Continue reading
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Earth May Be Little Less Lonely
As astronomers continue to utilize better technology and improve their techniques, the number of known planets outside our solar system has grown exponentially. In the less than two decades since we discovered the first “exoplanet,” we’ve now confirmed up to 702, with over 1,000 additional candidates detected by NASA’s Kepler Telescope alone. As our ability… Continue reading
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