the-star-stuff: Most Amazing High Definition Image of Earth Ever - Blue Marble 2012 A ‘Blue Marble’ image of the Earth taken from the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA’s most… Read more
Category: Galaxy, Stars and Nebula’s
Messier 8, aka the Lagoon Nebula
uraniaproject: Starry Lagoon Image courtesy ESO Condensing dust and gas light up newborn stars in a picture of Messier 8, aka the Lagoon Nebula.About a hundred light-years… Read more "Messier 8, aka the Lagoon Nebula"
Orion over the Canary Islands
metaconscious: “Deep Orion Over the Canary Islands” by Juan Carlos Casado
Mercury-sized exoplanet is being vaporized into a cloud of gas
the-star-stuff: Mercury-sized exoplanet is being vaporized into a cloud of gas Something very strange is happening around the star KIC 12557548. Its light dims every 15 hours,… Read more "Mercury-sized exoplanet is being vaporized into a cloud of gas"
All Alone and Very, Very Cold : Exo Planet OGLE-2005-BLG-390L b
uraniaproject: All Alone and Very, Very Cold With an estimated temperature of just 50K, OGLE-2005-BLG-390L b is the chilliest exoplanet yet discovered. (Artist’s concept) While most of… Read more "All Alone and Very, Very Cold : Exo Planet OGLE-2005-BLG-390L b"
Carina Nebula
fuckyeahnebulas: Carina Nebula
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