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more about #spaceporn more comments → J_Frank_Parnell: It's raining hydrocarbons! Aaayeee! more » TotalFanGirl: All methane mysteries come down to one thing...cow farts. more » ThisDudeRufus: Spacekatchewan? more » ManchuCandidate: Does it fire out "Love" Radiation made by the burning of Candied Hearts in a fusion reaction? Otherwise, those photos leave me, um, breathless. more » Roklimber: I've said this here before, and I'll say it again. *The* best place to find tons of space porn is NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) site: [a... more » Bill-Lee: It reminds me of the opening shot of 2001: A Space Odyssey. All the more cool for being real. My girlfriend is playing some trippy New Age music and t... more » Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.: Bonus points for the Iain Banks reference, Charlie. more » Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip!: There were lots of great shots from STS-129. This one is my favorite: here more » geesejuggler: Is anyone else panicking about how tiny it is? We're gonna die! more » Roklimber: Herschel telescope 'fingerprints' colossal star [news.bbc.co.uk] #tips #spaceporn more » Falsoman: So basically poor Puupis system's habitants suffered a funny voice apocalypse. more » ThisDudeRufus: Space is awesome. more » gorehound: Annalee my fave postings Space Porn. more » nbsp: I think you'll find that this is actually an area that will come to be known as the "Eye of Terror", it's where the Warp merges with our reality. more » Nuthouse: Does any one else see an "eye" in the middle of the blue cloud??? more » -
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The Mystery of Titan's Methane Lakes - Solved?
Saturn's atmosphere-shrouded moon Titan is dotted with methane lakes, giving it a geography like Saskatchewan or the Great Lakes region in the US. But why are all the lakes grouped in the northern hemisphere of the moon? More » -
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The Heart Nebula Bleeds Out Into Space
The so-called Heart Nebula lives up to its name, in this lush new image that an amateur astrophotographer posted on a new Flickr account. We've never seen nebula pictures this rich-looking. And just wait until you see the Rosette Nebula. More » -
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Our Atmosphere: A Fragile Sliver Of Blue Against An Endless Black
Earth's atmosphere shimmers in the sunlight, against a dark background, in this amazing photo taken by the crew of the International Space Station during a docking with the Space Shuttle Atlantis. [NASA] -
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Unusual Nova May Be Precursor For Massive Stellar Explosion
A nova first observed in 2000 is nearly a decade into its stellar explosion, and yet no hydrogen has been detected in the material ejected from the star. This so-called "helium nova" is the first of its kind ever discovered. More » -
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The Clearest View Yet Of A 1,000 Year Old Explosion
In 1054, humans recorded sightings of the mega-star explosion that created the Crab Nebula. It was so bright it was visible to the naked eye. Now three space telescopes have together created a more complete picture of the debris. More » -
#galaxywar
We Are Being Crashed By Another Galaxy
We don't want to panic you or anything, but it's possible that another galaxy is currently crashing into the Milky Way... and that it's not the first time that it's happened. More » -
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Will Hayabusa Make It Back To Earth?
The pellet gun failed to fire, three of its four engines have failed, and mission control has lost control of it once already. Already months late, what are the odds that Japanese probe Hayabusa will make it home at all? More » -
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Movements of the Storm
This massive cyclone in the Indian Ocean was captured by a satellite on Monday. You can see the perfectly-formed eye of the storm surrounded by a frothy spiral of violently disturbed ocean waters. More » -
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A Galactic Jam Session To Celebrate 400 Years Of Stargazing
It was the 400th anniversary of Galileo's first telescopic view of the heavens the other day, and NASA unveiled this incredible panoramic view of the center of our galaxy. It's a composite of images from all of NASA's great observatories. More » -
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Two Ancient White Dwarf Stars Are Packed With Oxygen
Two newly-discovered white dwarf stars exhibit extremely odd properties, almost resembling planets. Their dense cores are exposed, shrouded in a layer of oxygen. Are these dying stars potentially habitable? More » -
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When We Reach Pluto, The Adventure Will Just Be Beginning
In 2015, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will reach Pluto and its frosty moon, Charon. But the journey of discovery will just be beginning, as New Horizons ventures out into the Kuiper Belt, made up of icy bodies just like Pluto. More » -
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Secrets Of Astrophotography's Biggest Rock Star
Thierry Legault, the 47-year-old French engineer, may be one of the most famous amateur astronomy photographers in the world. But what's really striking about his images is how busy they are, teeming with stars, unlike other astrophotographers' stark simplicity. More » -
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The Stormy Heart Of The Pinwheel Galaxy
This area near the core of the Pinwheel Galaxy turns out to be bursting with newborn stars, some only a few million years old. And there are about 60 supernova remnants, showing the full stellar life-cycle. [Hubble via Wired] -
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The Ultimate Space Porn: A 648 Megapixel Image Of Our Galaxy
Physicist Axel Mellinger pieced together this image of the night sky out of 3,000 individual images. Mellinger traveled 26,000 miles, taking images in South Africa, Texas and Michigan, then added data from two space probes. Yes, it's hardcore. More » -
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See The Ares I-X Launch Like Never Before
Want to see what happened behind the scenes of Wednesday's launch of the Ares I-X Test Rocket? The Big Picture blog has some great photos of the day, before, during and after launch. Click through to see the best pics. 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] -
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Felicia Day Assures Us the Milky Way Isn't Doomed
In an unholy blending of space porn and Felicia Day, the Spitzer Science Center has released a funny and informative PSA on colliding galaxies. In this mock behind-the-scenes video, Day explains to an explosions-loving filmmaker why we shouldn't fear Andromeda. More » -
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Confirmation Of Underground Caves On The Moon
New satellite photos have revealed what scientists have long suspected: There are large tunnels made from lava running beneath the Moon's surface. These caves could provide shelter from radiation for future lunar settlers. Or they might already be occupied! More » -
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Chart Shows How Few Missions To Mars Succeeded
This chart, created by Bryan Christie Designs, is an amazing visualization of all the Mars missions - including data on how few of them actually succeeded in reaching their goals. The good news: Recent missions have a high success rate. More »
