A bit of space humor!
Best joke ever. Grumman plays a joke on NASA. Hey, they even got a discount! Gotta love their sense of humor, right?
Category: Space
Neil Armstrong’s Insight
A month before Neil Armstrong’s infamous Apollo 11 flight, he, at the request of Life Magazine, reflected on the meaning of the soon-to-be moon landing.
What kind of galaxy is this???
This illustration compares the size of our own Milky Way galaxy to gargantuan galaxy LEDA 1313424, nicknamed the Bullseye. The Milky Way is about 100,000 light-years in diameter, and the Bullseye is almost two-and-a-half times larger, at 250,000 light-years across.
NASA, ESA, Ralf Crawford (STScI)
Many of us are familiar with several types of galaxies, but what the heck was this?
Weird Stuff on Mars
Given enough time, Earth (4.543 billion years) and Mars (4.603 billion years) have created some interesting topology thanks to the effects of wind, erosion and other meteorologic and geologic forces, and this is what you get. The sands of time can be quite creative.
Not an Aurora?
Taken by Paul Martin on January 1, 2025 @ Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Many throughout the world were able to experience another great evening of auroras on New Year’s Day 2025. However, there’s a catch, some actually saw what are known as SAR arcs. These were first discovered in 1956. Researchers weren’t sure what they were and gave them the misleading name, Stable Auroral Red arcs.
Neil deGrasse Tyson Playlist
Today I am sharing my current Neil deGrasse Tyson “shorts” playlist from YouTube. Within it are his commentaries on everything from Newton to neutrinos and everything in between. While heavily science driven (well, of course), Neil often comments on everyday …