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@Rainmaker1973 1. That picture is Barnard 68 - a dark dust cloud full of stuff. It’s far from a void.
2. “Cosmic void” and less than average are two totally different concepts.

But, 3. This suggests that the universe is not isotropic nor homogeneous. That could be huge.

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@aviationbrk That’s not ATL

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@forallcurious Because physics is universal

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@elonmusk begin planning a mission to Enceladus and Europa asap. Please.

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NEWS 🚨: NASA has now found every ingredient we think is necessary for life on Saturn's moon Enceladus!

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@MaxVelocityWX This was two days ago, but I’m in Georgia right now wearing a hoodie. We’re far from red.

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@MaxVelocityWX It’s still summer.

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Moon, Venus, and sunrise over Haleakala. 10,023 feet. 44 F. July 21, 2025. Undercast skies made this an unforgettable experience.

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@SPACEdotcom 1. That’s Neptune

2. I thought this was fairly obvious as Uranus’ temperature is higher than what is predicted by Stefan-Boltzmann Law. There must be internal heating.

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Please. Do better than this. The fact that we’re at apogee has nothing to do with temperature.

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Earth is at its farthest point from the sun on July 3. So why are temperatures so high across the U.S.? https://t.co/vJVG1Ep8ae

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Be on the lookout for some earthquake activity soon.

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This afternoon: A powerful eruption occurred at Mount Kirishima’s Shinmoedake crater at 1:49 PM (local time).

Volcanic smoke rose an estimated 5,000 meters into the sky. Ongoing activity continues to be closely monitored.( July 03, 2025)

📍 Shinmoedake, Kyushu, Japan

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Milky Way galactic disc as seen from Dead Horse Point State Park - our first international dark sky park. Sky was full of stars. Lucky to be there during a new moon.

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Mesa Arch overlooking Canyonlands.

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Got lucky to get permits to the fiery furnace in Arches NP. Check out Surprise Arch from below. Amazing what water erosion can create.

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Turn up your brightness. Looking into our galactic disc with the silhouette of Balancing Rock in Arches National Park.

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Ancient seas and sand, pressure, time, water erosion - the basic ingredients that gives us Delicate Arch.

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A warm-up for what’s to come. The city lights of Moab were interfering, but still a look into the Milky Way galaxy.

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Amazing what time, wind, and water can do. Nearly 2,000 feet deep. Black Canyon of the Gunnison. It is wonders like these that have us spending time on geology in class. These processes happen elsewhere in our solar system.

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Zooming in on a 1,500 foot tall cliff with huge pegmatite intrusions.

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Supposedly, those spires are the remains of an ancient mud flow caused by a volcanic eruption 50 or more miles away. Colorado

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Look what I found! Leaf fossil. Likely a member of the birch family.