The Galactic Void

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The universe’s relentless expansion means 94% of its galaxies are now beyond our grasp, moving away faster than light itself.

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Extremely detailed HDR image of recent Total Solar Eclipse 2024

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The Milky Way above “alien eggs” in Northern California

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The Whirlpool Galaxy

📸 Matthias

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Our solar system vs TON 618, one of the largest black holes ever discovered:

TON 618 is a supermassive black hole estimated to be around 40 billion times the mass of our Sun. And it is *significantly* larger than our solar system.

Image: NASA

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NGC 1999 is a peculiar nebula that looks like a cosmic keyhole in the vast expanse of space. This fascinating structure is a remnant of recent star formation, made up of debris left behind by the birth of a new star.

📸 ESA/Hubble & NASA, ESO, K. Noll

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In his 1995 book The Demon-Haunted World, Carl Sagan shared a grim vision of America’s future. He foresaw a time when the U.S. would rely heavily on a service and information economy, with manufacturing outsourced to other countries.

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6,000 years ago, the Sahara Desert was a thriving green oasis, thanks to the African Humid Period, which lasted from 11,000 to 5,000 years ago. Monsoonal rains, driven by shifts in Earth’s orbit, transformed the desert into a landscape of lush vegetation, lakes, and wildlife.

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Scientists predict the universe will fade into darkness in about 100 trillion years. We’re currently in the Stelliferous Era, where stars light up the cosmos by fusing hydrogen.

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How many stars can you count? 🌌

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The ultimate window view: the Strait of Gibraltar, where Africa lies on the left and Europe on the right.

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Milky Way

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Orion Rising Over Mount Śnieżka

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Earth at night from space

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Auroras and Hazes on Jupiter from the James Webb Space Telescope

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Auroras over Antarctica

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The Storm Of A Trillion Stars
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Tonight’s full Moon with Jupiter.

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"Mathematics is the language in which God has written the universe."

- Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642)

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Starship is the largest rocket ever built.

It’ll only get bigger and it’ll help us colonize Mars.