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another Jake-art! the jerk can paint, like, textures and shit. ugh. <3
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The time had not yet come when Man could leave his mark upon the Solar System.
2001: A Space Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke
Good morning Austin. My town got a heckuva fly-by this morning as the shuttle Endeavour made its way to California to be put on display.
What Starts Here, Changes the Galaxy.
(This awesome shot was taken by @LaraEakins!)
on a space high like none other
July 20, 1969: First Man Walks on the Moon
On this day in 1969, the spaceflight Apollo 11 landed the first humans, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, on the moon. People watched worldwide as Armstrong took that momentous first step onto the moon, declaring, “This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”
One does not simply land on the moon wearing a t-shirt and jeans. See how these Historic Space Suits evolved to allow a successful landing on the moon!
Photo: NASA
Possible Alien Planet Smaller Than Earth May Be Lava World
Illustration: An artist’s illustration of the alien planet UCF 1.01, a potential exoplanet 33 light-years from Earth that may be covered in lava. Credit: University of Central Florida
Scientists have discovered what appears to be an alien planet just two-thirds the size of Earth, a heat-blasted world perhaps covered in molten lava, a new study reports.
Astronomers discovered the newfound alien planet, known as UCF-1.01, using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. The diminutive world is just 33 light-years away, making it a near neighbor of Earth in the cosmic scheme of things.
“We have found strong evidence for a very small, very hot and very near planet with the help of the Spitzer Space Telescope,” study lead author Kevin Stevenson, of the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, said in a statement. “Identifying nearby small planets such as UCF-1.01 may one day lead to their characterization using future instruments.”
freaky space is freaky.
An incredible long exposure shot of Earth from the ISS by Don Pettit/NASA
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