The large dark nebula (NGC 281A) The large dark nebula (NGC 281A) that makes up this “gaping mouth” is a molecular cloud made up predominantly of molecular hydrogen, but also trace amounts of dust and other gases. New generations of Solar Systems are being forged within its cold interior. Once these young stars’ fusion engines
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10 Cool Facts About the Sputnik Satellite History has a tale to explain every aspect of today’s culture, mentality, friendships, enemies, etc – these 10 Cool Facts about the Sputnik Satellite should help to shed light on these particular historic events which helped to shape and influence today’s everyday life. When and What Took Place?
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Water Worlds In Our Solar System tl;dr: Water Worlds are vastly present even in our own Solar System and throughout the known Universe. Water throughout the Universe is extremely present and vastly greater than all of the water found on Earth, trillions of times over. There is even massive amounts of water in our own Solar System,
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For more information on Beautiful Constellations, check out our article: The 7 Most Beautiful Constellations. The 7 Most Stunning Constellations Humans have been around for a long time, there’s no way to tell, but I’m certain we’ve been looking up towards the heavens and admired the beauty of the night’s sky. Hence, our collection of the
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Launched back on March 7th of 2009, the Kepler Space Telescope was named after the German astronomer Johannes Kepler. It was built as part of NASA’s low-cost (the total cost was about $600 million) science mission named the Discovery Program. Initially, the Kepler Space Telescope’s planned lifespan was only about 3 to 4 years. Luckily,
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tl;dr: The NASA Deep Space Network is a series of antennae strategically positioned around the world and designed to receive data from space objects at a 360 degree range. This is how NASA and other space agencies receive data from orbiters, spacecraft, etc. and through an inter-connected communication system, these antennae send data between locations
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tl;dr: check out our 10 Weird Things Sent Into Space Infographic. Space is a strange, strange place, but we as humans can be even more bizarre. Since the dawn of man, we’ve looked up into the night’s sky and have wondered what objects are up there or even, what is looking back at us. With advancing technologies
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For more information on Nebulae, check out our article: The 5 Most Beautiful Nebulae. 5 Beautiful Nebulae Infographic There’s an age-old saying that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”, while this is likely true for many things; nebulae fall outside of this and are appreciated by everyone. There aren’t many objects you can stare at for
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tl;dr: check out our The 7 Most Stunning Constellations Infographic. Humans started exploring the heavens above when we began mapping the night’s sky. This started with primitive recordings of bright lights, eventually turning into shapes and objects, which later became known as constellations. These collection of stars have helped humans navigate, determine dates and seasons, and much more.
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tl;dr: Nebulae kick ass, bla bla bla. I know you’re just here for the pictures, so scroll down for an image collection of the 20 Blue Nebula Images that will blow your mind to the ends of space and back. If you’re like me, you have a mild to overwhelming obsession with nebulae. As someone who appreciates art,
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