A galactic tango 💃
Two spiral galaxies in Arp 248 appear connected by a luminous bridge in this image observed by the Hubble Space Telescope. The stream is known as a tidal tail, full of stars and interstellar dust, and is formed by the gravitational attraction of both galaxies.
Two trillion galaxies. Each with hundreds of billions of stars. It’s impossible to visualize the scale of the universe, and that’s perfectly okay.
Brian Cox on why you shouldn’t worry about the vastness of space.
This is absolutely mind-bending. By locking the camera to a fixed point in the sky rather than the ground, this stunning timelapse perfectly visualizes Earth's rotation.🌍🌌
It really puts our movement through space into perspective.
This mummy tomb, sealed for 2500 years, has been opened for the first time. In late 2020, archaeologists in Egypt opened an ancient mummy coffin in front of a live audience, unsealing the first of 59 sealed sarcophagi found earlier that year in Saqqara, a vast ancient burial ground in Egypt that served as the necropolis of the ancient city of Memphis.
Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities stated that 59 wooden coffins were discovered inside burial wells in Saqqara's archaeology area. The wooden coffins were in good condition and contained the bodies of Egyptian priests, prestigious community members, and other senior men.
The first wooden sarcophagus contained the mummy of a deceased priest who was wrapped in an "ornate burial cloth" decorated to resemble the deceased's face.
Many questioned whether opening the sealed mummies was a good idea in 2020, as it is believed by some that opening tombs or coffins may bring bad luck.