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Over 2 light years across and over 2000 light years away from Earth: The Ghost Nebula (Hubble)

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Filaments of the Vela Supernova Remnant Image Credit & Copyright: Angus Lau, Y Van, SS Tong (Jade Scope Observatory)

The explosion is over but the consequences continue. About eleven thousand years ago a star in the constellation of Vela could be seen to explode, creating a strange point of light briefly visible to humans living near the beginning of recorded history. The outer layers of the star crashed into the interstellar medium, driving a shock wave that is still visible today. A roughly spherical, expanding shock wave is visible in X-rays. The above image captures some of that filamentary and gigantic shock in visible light. As gas flies away from the detonated star, it decays and reacts with the interstellar medium, producing light in many different colors and energy bands. Remaining at the center of the Vela Supernova Remnant is a pulsar, a star as dense as nuclear matter that rotates completely around more than ten times in a single second.

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How to make a tin can punch light lantern

(via Charlotte Hupfield Ceramics: DIY Tin Lanterns)

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Just for the fun of it we decided to animate “It’s Full of Stars”.

By FalcaoLucas

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A very late announcement.

Our Grand Opening giveaway ended on February 28. However, due to circumstances beyond our control, we have been unable to announce the winners until now.

@mcjillym is the winner of the Space Soap giveaway and @poopitypooppooppoopers is the winner of the Cannabliss Soap giveaway.

Our sincerest thanks to everyone who entered! If you did not win, do not fret. There are more giveaways to come!

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Inspired by Gustav Klimt’s paintings, I am doing a series of projects depicting his work through my own paper creations; cutting, quilling and adding a little color pencil.  Melissa Quinn.

www.thelittlefoxstudios.com

Available for sale on my website, here.

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An X-class solar flare erupted on the left side of the sun on the evening of Feb. 24, 2014. This composite image shows the sun in ultraviolet light with wavelength of both 131 and 171 Angstroms.

Additional imagery from NASA Goddard’s Scientific Visualization Studio

Credit: NASA/SDO

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"Le Voyage dans la lune" 1902

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-what do you like about being up here?

-the silence.  i could get used to it.