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Check Out The Suicide Plunge Of A Comet Into The Sun. Cowards Way!
NASA’s SOHO satellite caught a gorgeous video of a comet’s suicide plunge into the Sun. No comet, no! There’s beauties worth living for in this universe. Especially for a lucky little thing like you, non-sentient but blessed with being able to zip around space.
Hit the jump for the video.
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Great Carina Nebula Is A Star-Building Busy Bee.
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The Great Carina Nebula isn’t just a gorgeous splattering of pink and violet across the galactic sky. It’s also the home to one of the most active star-forming regions in our galaxy. The birthing of stars, the writhing of old stars in the throes of going supernova. The Great Carina Nebula is a pretty happenin’ place.
New Class Of Supernova Discovered. Space Swoon!
There’s been a new class of supernova discovered. These sexy new entries into the catalog of Man’s Knowledge live-longer and burn brighter than the previously known novae. Resisting Energizer Bunny Joke.
Lots of Planets May Have Big Moons Just Like Earth’s.
The Moon is awesome. The idea that it is a hovering reminder of an insane collision billions of years ago is rad beyond measure. What I didn’t know until today is that the Moon is a relatively big son of a bitch. See, while it isn’t enormous unto itself, the relative size of the Moon in comparison to Earth was thought to make it special. Not anymore though. Apparently lots of planets may have relatively large moons of their own. Sorry Luna, I still love you.
Two Videos Of An Enormous Explosion On The Sun Today. Existence Is Fun.
The Sun unleashed an enormous explosion today, and it’s one that has to get you staggered a bit with existential glee. Seeing the engine of our existence roar in its cosmic fury gets me a bit tingly. Jump inside for videos and Phil Plait breaking them down gloriously as usual.
Wandering Jupiter Responsible For Mars’ Small Size.
Mars isn’t as big as Earth, not by a longshot. It clocks in at 1/10th the mass, and 1/2 the size. Why is that? Did Mars not use protein shakes after powerlifting? Intergalactic anorexia? Some other poor joke? No sir. It’s because it had to contend with a roaming Jupiter back in the day.
Endeavour Docked At ISS Casts Gorgeous Shadow.
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Endeavour is back on the ground, but while it was taking its ultimate voyage, it spent some time docked on the International Space Station. Not one to waste and opportunity to take gorgeous pictures, Dani Caxete snapped some captures of the craft casting a gorgeous shadow against our solar system’s star.
Cassini’s Saturn Pictures Turned Into Gorgeous Video.
The spacecraft Cassini has been rocking around Saturn for seven years, taking thousands of pictures and making geeks like me swoon. Apparent fellow geek and talented videographer Chris Abbas took all the images and make a video out of it, set to some fittingly haunting Nine Inch Nails.
Hit the jump to check it out.
Saturn’s Moon Rhea Is A Camera Hog, But She’s Pretty So It Works.
NGC 6744 Is Milky Way Galaxy’s Twin, Supersized.
