Saw this, had to share it. The way that tail billows out of the nucleus like some sort of celestial contrail is truly breathtaking. Apparently this comet will be visible with the naked eye during the upcoming solar eclipse!
Tag: astronomy
Good Morning Planets
I’ve been following Astronomy Picture of the Day longer than any other blog—since 2006, in fact. Usually, the pictures are okay but not all that memorable. This one, however, is amazing. Planets one through six of our solar system, all captured in one amazing shot. Very well done. By the way, if you’re looking for… Continue reading Good Morning Planets
Scott Manley’s VR/360 Tour of a Black Hole
Pray the Q continuum will NEVER SEE THIS VIDEO
The comments section is absolute gold!
Dragon Aurora
This is now the background image for my phone: I’ve been following Astronomy Picture of the Day since 2006, which makes it one of the blogs I’ve followed the longest. It’s also one of the first blogs on the internet. Most days, the picture is somewhere between good to okay, but this one was truly… Continue reading Dragon Aurora
Chris Hadfield is my commander
And he always will be. That is all.
Z is for Zenith
Has space opera passed its zenith? Sometimes, it certainly looks that way. All the major stuff seems to be reprints of past series and reboots of decades-old franchises. Star Trek, Star Wars, Stargate, Battlestar Galactica, Ender’s Game, Dune, Babylon 5–all the big names seem to have had their start at least a generation ago. At… Continue reading Z is for Zenith
Y is for Yesteryear
They say that the golden age of science fiction is about twelve years old. That’s definitely true for me. My first exposure to the genre was Star Wars: A New Hope. I saw it when I was seven, right around the height of my dinosaur phase. Everything about the movie completely blew me away, from… Continue reading Y is for Yesteryear
V is for Vast
If you don’t know anything else about the universe, you should know this: it’s big. Really, really, REALLY big. How big, you ask? Well, for starters, take a look at Earth in the picture above. Can you see it? It’s the pale blue dot in the beam of starlight on the right side of the… Continue reading V is for Vast
P is for Planets
Gliese 581 by ~arisechicken117 on deviantART One of the best things about a good science fiction story is that it can take you to another world–literally! Well, not in the sense of actually physically taking you there, but if you want to experience the thrills of an alien world from the safety of your favorite… Continue reading P is for Planets