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The Red Square Nebula Looks Like Rez Gone Galactic.

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Everything in my existence is funneled through comparisons to video games, comic books, Star Wars, and sporting events. So when I’m staring at  MWC 922, all I can see is the beginning of a level of Rez. What I’m really looking at is a fucking square nebula. Brimming with red and oddity.

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Scientists Observe Two Stars Joining Together. All Naughty Like.

From what I understand, scientists and astronomy wizards have long since speculated that stars could spin so closely to one another that they may actually touch. Shit has popped off lately though, as scientists have been able to directly observe the merger of two closely orbiting stars.

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Titan Has Methane Rainstorms and Floods. Awesome.

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Titan, Saturn’s largest moon has itself a very Earthlike geography. Sure, it’s poisonous as all fuck, but it’s got methane lakes, sand dunes, and a thick atmosphere. As well, Astronomical Wizards believe the son of a bitch has seasonal rainstorms and flooding to boot.

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Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Is A Sexy Ball Of Ice.

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Check out this gorgeous picture of Enceladus that Cassini has snapped. Also note Saturn’s rings, lurking in the background.

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Baby Star Pukes Cosmic Matter! Get A Bib, Yo.

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Human babies seem like centers of mess, despair, and occasional beauty. For me, baby stars are considerably more beautiful, though it appears that their fucking effects cause much more of a cosmic mess. With them vomiting cosmic goop and shit everywhere. There’s probably someone who can explain it better than me.

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Image Of The Tarantula Nebula Makes Me Shoot Web.

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Behold the Tarantula Nebulae, who is absolutely stunning. The nebulae, which is located a mere 170,000 light years away is a hotbed of star-creating majesty.

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This Shooting Star Is Astronaut Pee From Discovery.

Behold the sexiness of….astronaut piss? The above image was taken by Jens Hackmann of Germany. Theoretically, it’s of the Discovery venting its excess water, but what exactly is in that water?

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The Moon’s Got A Sexy Rearside.

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Check out a look at the backside of the Moon. She’s got dumps like trucks, what, what. Or something.

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Saturn’s Rings Are Slicing Titan’s Throat.

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That’s Saturn’s moon, Titan. Straight chillin’, balancing on top of Saturn’s gorgeous rings. Sort of. The powers of perspective, summoned! Consummated. But what is really interesting is how fucking thin Saturn’s rings are. Something I don’t really stop and contemplate. Well, I don’t contemplate much, but that’s obvious.

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The Sun Turns A Detached Prominence Into Art.

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You’re not hallucinating. Or maybe you are. Regardless, the above is a fucking stunning picture of the Sun. Taken by Alan Friedman, it features all sort of technological and photographic wizardy to pull off. While the genius works, us proles can clap our meaty hands.

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