Note: Much larger version HERE in case you’re in the market for a new desktop background. Captured by astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy using two different telescopes, this is a composite shot of February 5th’s Snow Moon. Andrew captured the 148 megapixel image with the idea of highlighting the hidden colors of
This is a 12-year timelapse packed into just 7 seconds of four planets orbiting star HR 8799, some 133.3 lightyears (40.9 parsecs, like that’ll make it much more relatable) from earth. HR 8799, located in the constellation of Pegasus, is about 1.5 times as large as our own sun, and
This is a visualization of the size of various known celestial bodies in the observable universe (all 93 billion light years of it). Surprisingly not included? My girlfriend’s body — which is hands down the most magnificent celestial body in this AND the Star Wars and Marvel universes. Fingers crossed
Floppy disks: they’re a thing of the past. And space: it’s the future. And, okay, my past, but I did grow up there. But enough about how stars are born, these are a couple enhanced videos of astronaut William Shepard ejecting floppy disks in space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery
Space: I know all about it because I was born there. Most people don’t know as much, or care to bother learning. About anything, really. That’s a shame. This is a video of astronaut A.J. Feustel attempting to walk heel-to-toe in a straight line here on earth after spending 197
Because humanity’s attention span ain’t what it used to be, this is a compilation video featuring 3-second clips from all of the 178 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Now I love Star Trek as much as the next nerd, but I’d be lying if I said I made
Because what better way to get Santa’s attention than to hit him with a Christmas tree rocket as he flies overhead, maker of things Xyla Foxlin and Joe from BPS.Space recently launched an 8-foot Christmas tree model rocket into the wild blue yonder. Things go pretty smoothly until they don’t,
Preparing for our return to the moon in coming years (it’s about time), the recently completed Artemis 1 mission successfully made unmanned moon-flybys with the Orion space capsule, which was just recovered from the Pacific ocean. Artemis 2 will see manned moon-flybys, and Artemis 3, humanity’s return to the moon