Facing NGC 3344 : From our vantage point in the Milky Way Galaxy, we see NGC 3344 face-on. Nearly 40,000 light-years across, the big, beautiful spiral galaxy is located just 20 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo Minor. This multi-color Hubble Space Telescope close-up of NGC 3344 includes remarkable details from near infrared to ultraviolet wavelengths. The frame extends some 15,000 light-years across the spiral’s central regions. From the core outward, the galaxy’s colors change from the yellowish light of old stars in the center to young blue star clusters and reddish star forming regions along the loose, fragmented spiral arms. Of course, the bright stars with a spiky appearance are in front of NGC 3344 and lie well within our own Milky Way. via NASA
NGC 7129 - Reflection Nebula: 3000LY Away
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures the iridescent tapestry of star birth in a neighbouring galaxy in this panoramic view of glowing gas, dark dust clouds, and young, hot stars.
Credit: NASA/ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI/HEIC)
Orion’s Belt Rises Through the Atmosphere (desktop/laptop) Click the image to download the correct size for your desktop or laptop in high resolution
Float On: Hey sometimes shit happens but life goes on yaay :D
Dashboard: Things may suck right now but at least not everything sucks :D
Lampshades On Fire: We're all gonna fucking die and there's nothing the human race can do about it
“To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me.”
— Isaac Newton
SH2-155, Cave Nebula
NGC 3576, Statue of Liberty Nebula
This is the 4th week of Deep, Dark, Space month!
This week’s entry is a not so “chilling” tale known as:
“The Big Crunch”
http://www.universetoday.com/37018/big-crunch/
http://www.iflscience.com/physics/big-crunch-back-possible-end-universe
Enceladus and Saturn
Image credit: Gordan Ugarkovic
some memes I made to express my current frustrations with academia feel free to add your own