Freakin' outer space, man.

kaiyves:

bouncingdodecahedrons:

“We humans long to be connected with our origins, so we create rituals. Science is another way to express this longing. It also connects us with our origins, and it too has its rituals and its commandments. Its only sacred truth is that there are no sacred truths. All assumptions must be critically examined. Arguments from authority are worthless. Whatever is inconsistent with the facts, no matter how fond of it we are, must be discarded or revised. Science is not perfect, it’s often misused, it’s only a tool, but it’s the best tool we have. Self-correcting, ever-changing, applicable to everything. With this tool we vanquish the impossible. With the methods of science we have begun to explore the cosmos.” - Carl Sagan

Some of my favorite scenes.

lookatthesefuckinstars:

M106 Close Up // (x)


it’s my birthday and THIS is APOD’s picture today. The. Absolute. Best.

another tail for comet garradd (x)

lookatthesefuckinstars:

Jupiter Near Opposition

Explanation: On October 29 (UT), Jupiter, the solar system’s largest planet, will be at opposition, opposite the Sun in planet Earth’s sky, shining brightly and rising as the Sun sets. That configuration results in Jupiter’s almost annual closest approach to planet Earth, so near opposition the gas giant offers earthbound telescopes stunning views of its stormy, banded atmosphere and large Galilean moons. This sharp snapshot of Jupiter was captured on October 13 with the 1 meter telescope at the Pic Du Midi mountain top observatory in the French Pyrenees. North is up in the image that shows off oval shaped vortices and planet girdling dark belts and light zones. Also seen in remarkable detail, Jupiter’s icy Ganymede, the solar system’s largest moon, is emerging from behind the planet (top) while volcanic Io enters the frame near the lower left edge.

dondevivo:

‘Soviet man – be proud, you opened the road to stars from Earth!’

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