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Solar eclipse seen from space

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i’m so glad earth only has one moon, if there were more i’d have to pick a favorite and that sounds too emotionally taxing to even fathom

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Thanks to our friends at USGS Astrogeology for creating these, and Happy Martian New Year!

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As November 5th rapidly approaches I hope Jensen Ackles knows he has the opportunity to be absolutely fucking hilarious

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A MAN NAMED OSKAAR FROM REYKJAVIK ICELAND GIVES US A PIECE OF HIS MIND FOR DAYLIGHT SAVINGS AND I THINK WE SHOULD ALL APPRECIATE IT

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hey! did you know that the mars reconnaissance orbiter, a nasa spacecraft in orbit around mars since 2006, has imaged nearly the entire planet's surface at a resolution of 6 meters per pixel?

did you also know that scientists have put all that data into the form of a 3D globe that can be explored for free in your browser?

it's the coolest fucking thing and i've spent hours and hours just getting lost in it

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Dr. Mae Jemison was the first African American woman to travel in space. Born on October 17, 1956, in Decatur, Alabama, and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Jemison’s journey into the stars is a testament to the power of dreams and determination. 🚀

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NATIVE CARBON DIOXIDE FOUND ON JUPITER’S MOON EUROPA

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reblog if your name isn't Amanda.

2,121,566 people are not Amanda and counting!

We’ll find you Amanda.

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Europa Clipper is a space mission crafted with one overarching goal: determine if Jupiter’s ocean moon, Europa, has conditions suitable for life. Watch launch live on Oct. 14 as the largest uncrewed spacecraft we've ever built begins its journey into the solar system.

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It wrinkles my brain that Jupiter’s moon Europa has oceans that are sixty miles deep, while Earth’s oceans only reach seven miles deep at most. I’m willing to bet good money that there’s life in Europa’s oceans. Like five bucks. You hear me, NASA? I bet you five bucks that there’s life on Europa… Now that there’s money and reputation on the line, I bet they send a mission there real quick.

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The day I started posting about #astronaut was the best day of my life.

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Above image is a pride flag with every color band represented by a NASA image. White is Earth clouds, pink is aurora, blue is the Sun in a specific wavelength, brown is Jupiter clouds, black is the Hubble deep field, red is the top of sprites, orange is a Mars crater, yellow is the surface of Io, green is a lake with algae, blue is Neptune, and purple is the Crab Nebula in a specific wavelength.

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‘Love is the one thing that we’re capable of perceiving that transcends dimensions of time and space.’

“Eulogy from a Physicist” by Aaron Freeman, with quotes from Interstellar by Christopher Nolan, and images from NASA, Interstellar, Getty, Petrichara, and Reuters.

1- NASA: GOODS-South.

2- NASA: NGC 1850.

3- NASA: Iberian Peninsula.

4- Christopher Nolan: Interstellar.

5- NASA: From the Earth to the Moon.

6- Hannah La Folette Ryan: Subway Hands.

7- Adams Evans: Heart Nebula.

8- NASA: Exploring the Antennae.

9- NASA: Crescent Moon from the International Space Station.

10- Petrichara.

11- Getty Images.

12- NASA: SMACS 0723.

13- Reuters

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shout-out to Astronomy Picture of the Day

this site has been updating daily for literal decades now and its format has stayed the same the entire time.

there's always something fascinating to read about, and/or you can just look at some pretty fucking cool pictures. 11/10 highly recommend Astronomy Picture of the Day.

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