#Space
Centaurus A Is A Galaxy With An Impressively Spewing Hole.
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Meet Centaurus A, a galaxy whose central black hole has the glorious claim of spewing plasma. Lots of it. The spewing amazo-plasma jets are million of light years long. Sweet Jesus.
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Pic of Discovery’s Final Spacedock Is Bittersweet Sex.
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Check out a picture of Discovery’s final spacedock. The prettiness of the picture is only marred by the fact that it’s the final time she’ll be performing such a sexy space-bound stunt. Damn shame. Here’s hoping that the space program’s nap is a lot shorter than I’m fearing it’ll be.
Scientists Think Moon May Have As Much Water As Earth.
Yesterday, we spat about the possible confirmation of white holes. Well today True Believers, I have some more sizzlin theoretical heat for you. Scientists are speculating that the Moon may have as much water on it as Earth does. Let us don our Probably Senseless But Nonetheless Exciting Speculating Caps!
Have Scientists Found The First White Hole? Science Rules!
Ah, space. The glorious beyond. Also home to amazing existential theoretical wanking that is far beyond the grasp of this mind who can barely handle literature. Still though! The latest “we’ve possibly, probably, maybe, probably not, but maybe?” space news is that we may have found the first white hole.
Two White Dwarf Stars Have Been Brawling For Millions of Years. Millions.
Bloods and Crips. Pepsi and Coke. Apple and Microsoft. None of these motherfucking feuds have anything on two white dwarf stars that have been destroying one another for fucking millions of years.
Area 51: Not Aliens, Just Super Spyplane Experiments.
National Geographic is trying to blow the asshole open on Area 51 by big pimpin’ some declassified documents, as well as some sexy pictures of the A-12 spyplane. Pretty righteous, but you can’t trick me.
Jupiter’s Moon Io Has Active, Grumpy Sulfur Volcanoes.
Astronomer Discovers Planets That Don’t Have Orbits. Que?!
There’s a lot of complicated shit in a recent astronomy article that my limited attention span can’t keep track of. What I can tell you after skimming it is this, apparently some fucking planets don’t have orbits. Outstanding.
Milky Way Galaxy Is Warped, Has A New Arm!
Milky Way Galaxy, home of us all, is apparently warped like a motherfucker. The discovery of a new arm of the galaxy has led to wonderful science speak describing why our galaxy looks like a fucking bottle cap.
Mosaic of Mercury’s Face Is Pockmarked Bliss.
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That is a planet, floating out in space. Gorgeous, pockmarked, rocked by cosmic forces. Specifically, it’s Mercury, and this is a gorgeous mosaic taken by MESSENGER.
