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more about #astronomy ObscureNerdReferenceGoesHere: Dark Phoenix, is that you? more » Chip Overclock: I can't read the words "star factory" without hearing Raymond Scott's POWERHOUSE in my mind. [en.wikipedia.org]) (I've got a great swing arrangement... more » BottleKnockers: Nagilum more » Althestane: it looks angry at me! or at least distrustfully skeptical of me! more » NotChoinski: For stunning galactic imagery slowly revealed according to the Catholic calendar, see [www.boston.com] more » lazyeight: I had a Gould in my office this morning, but he was wearing suspenders. more » crashedpc - Haifisch: I love Gooooooould. more » OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear: Its the Eye of Terror! more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: It's Satan Claws. And it's looking at YOU! more » Moff: Did you guys know "Cytherean" is a synonym for "Venusian"? [en.wikipedia.org] #venus #astronomy #language more » Jeremy Tapsell: "ooh I know! Iknow!! it was Black Hole 2, in the Dining Galaxy, with the candlestick!" more » strideo: Just wait until the Flexible Metal Hose Co. gets in on this battle! #space more » burlybax: That's got to be the slowest fight in history.. LLLLLLLLLLLLeeeeeeeeeee.....(20 millions years later).... ttttttssss get ready to rumbleeeee!! more » FrankenPC: Chriton:You want your wormhole weapon? Happy birthday. Scorpious: This is INSANE! #space more » FrankenPC: I still can't decide...is this better than two white dwarf's colliding at near the speed of light? Hmmmm.... Regardless, better viewed at a distance... more » Hamslicer: All Hail MEGA-HOLE! #space more » enhuman: Supermassive black hole...I love Muse. #space more » Mathmos: for some reason the bright points corresponding to the black holes look more distinct in the image on the Chandra site #space more » 92BuickLeSabre: Too soon. #space more » hamshank: oh, I thought this was a science joke - "these two black holes go into a bar, ask for a Singularity and an Event Horizon, and the barman says...." sor... more » -
#spaceporn
First Clear Look At One Of The Galaxy's Greatest Mysteries
The ESA's Herschel satellite has instruments aboard that created this never-before-seen image of a star factory inside a dust-shrouded, mysterious region of the galaxy called "Gould's Belt." It's a vast ring of young stars that encircles our solar system. More » -
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Two Black Holes Enter, One Black Hole Leaves!
The meeting of two black holes in the galaxy NGC 6240 started 30 million years ago, but the ending was known from the beginning: in the end, there can only be one super-massive black hole. [Chandra Observatory] -
#retrofuturism
The Vatican's Secret Storehouse Of Space Knowledge Is On Display At Last
The Vatican didn't just torment Gallileo — it also helped further the development of astronomy, with masterpieces like this 18th century Planetarium, created by Martin Benjamin. And now the Vatican's treasures of astronomy are going on display. Gallery below. More » -
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The Best Space Porn of the Year
Martin Pugh's striking image of the Horsehead Nebula took home the grand prize in the 2009 Royal Observatory Greenwich's Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. Check out more winners of space porn's top honors. More » -
#exogenesis
Building Blocks of Life Found on a Comet
Score another point for exogenesis, the idea that life on Earth has extraterrestrial origins. For the first time, NASA has identified amino acids in a sample of material from a comet, suggesting a comet may have brought proteins to Earth. More » -
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Perseid Meteors Shower the Sky
Didn't get a chance to see this week's Perseid meteor shower? Amateur and professor astronomy photographers have captured images of the shooting meteors from all over the world. More » -
#space
Scientists Have Discovered A Very Strange Giant, Puffy, Backwards-Orbiting Planet
It's a pretty solid rule: in most planetary systems, as in our own Solar System, planets orbit their central star in the same direction as that star's rotation. But researchers have recently found a glaring, 100,000 kilometer wide exception. More » -
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Saturn Goes Naked on Its Equinox
Yesterday, Saturn reached its equinox, an event that occurs once every 15 years that creates the illusion that its rings have disappeared. The Cassini spacecraft was there to capture rare images of an apparently ringless Saturn. More » -
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#astrobiology
Other Suns and Planets May Provide Better Conditions for Life than Our Own
While our sun and Earth have allowed for the development of a relative bounty of life, many astronomers are starting to believe that the conditions they provide aren't unique, or even ideal, suggesting we may not be alone after all. More » -
#deathfromabove
Potentially Deadly Asteroids Still Go Undetected
Although NASA vigilantly searches the skies, dozens of near-Earth asteroids remain undetected, any one of which could strike our planet and cause devastating damage. But better detection will mean more facilities and better equipment — and a lot more money. More » -
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Saturn's Rings To Disappear Tonight
Just a little reminder: Look to the skies tonight and you'll notice an important part of our solar system is missing. More » -
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Saturn's Mysterious Splattered Moon
Iapetus may be Saturn's most enigmatic moon, with an unknown dark material splattering most of the surface and a strange ridge that makes one side of the moon resemble a walnut. Astronomers hope the Cassini spacecraft can unlock its mysteries. More » -
#madcartography
The Plains of Titan Will Be Named After a Planet from "Dune"
Saturn's Moon Titan is full of dark, icy sands, so it makes sense that its dune-filled plains should be named after a planet from the Dune series.The Chusuk plain is the dark region next to the letter C. More » -
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Star Trails Trace Grooves in the Night Sky
Photographing the movement of the stars takes time and patience, but a skilled photographer can capture the swirling heavens in a way the naked eye never could. More » -
#exogenesis
Did Ocean-Filled Comets Carry the Seeds of Life to Earth?
Critics of exogenesis note that the proper conditions to maintain life are rare in the universe, and would not likely survive the trip inside Earth's atmosphere. But new data on comets offers evidence that our ancestors were, indeed, extraterrestrial. More » -
#twitterpocalypse
The Asteroid Apocalypse Will be Twittered
With Jupiter newly struck by a passing comet, many fear that Earth could also soon have a head-on collision with a heavenly body. But don't fret yet; if an asteroid should come close, you'll hear all about it on Twitter. More » -
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The Milky Way Glows Over the Devil's Tower
It's no wonder the aliens in Close Encounters of the Third Kind chose the Devil's Tower National Monument as the place to make first contact with humanity. The sky above offers a clear and startling vision of the cosmos. More » -
#physicscenterfold
A Periodic Table for Black Hole Orbits
Physicist Janna Levin last year published a paper where she offers a way to understand what happens to objects trapped in the intense gravitational field around rotating black holes. As this chart shows, there are many paths to the singularity. More » -
#pluto
Pluto May Get Let Back into the Planet Club
For those still distraught about Pluto's demotion from full-fledged planet to dwarf, the battle is not over. The former planet has made some powerful allies who believe their discoveries will convince astronomers to bring Pluto back into the planetary fold. More » -
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Behold The Fresh Wound On Jupiter's Surface
It's been almost a week since an Australian astronomer discovered a weird black spot on Jupiter, which is believed to be a comet impact. And now the Hubble Space Telescope has captured this crisp image of Jupiter's "scar." [Hubble Site]
