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Scientists trained Hubble’s sharp vision on a starless, gas-rich, dark-matter cloud and identified a new type of astronomical object—a failed galaxy that never produced stars. Nicknamed Cloud-9, it is considered a fossil from the early universe: https://news.stsci.edu/4bdj2Ov #AAS247
January 5, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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Every American should be ashamed of who we are and what we have become as a nation today. We have a long history of military misadventures and even crimes but the attacks we have been conducting on Venezuela are among the most wanton, egregious and least defensible acts we’ve ever conducted.
January 3, 2026 at 8:34 AM
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Pulsating aurora is under-appreciated
December 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Some memories we carry in our hearts forever. ♥️

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One of the most magical moments in my life was watching the natural phenomenon Aurora Borealis in May 2024 that left me both mesmerized & mystified. I went out on a field to look for the dazzling dancing lights. Eventually I was lying in the dirt, looking up & watching the breathtakingly beautiful spectacle above me with tears in my eyes. There’s part of my left foot in a white college shoe visible in the lower left corner. Not really appropriate, but I initially just wanted to have a look & didn’t expect to see what I saw & that I’d stay on this field for hours. A lamp’s light is illuminating the field. The aurora was fluid & danced over me in all shades of purple, pink, green, dark red, in round shapes & in pillars. In the picture some stars are sparkling in between. Pink auroras are rare & are typically associated with a high solar activity. Red auroras occur only during strong electromagnetic storms. "Nature always wears the colors of the spirit" by Ralph Waldo Emerson, means that our perception and experience of the natural world are profoundly shaped by our own inner mood, emotions, and state of mind. In essence, nature serves as a mirror to our inner reality. More about the aurora borealis: Auroras are caused by energized particles from the sun that are slamming into Earth's upper atmosphere at speeds of up to 45 million mph / 72 million kmh. The magnetic field of the Earth then redirects the particles toward the north and south poles. The different colors are caused by the level of the solar activity, strength of the storm, density in the atmosphere, and the gases in the atmosphere that are excited by the incoming particles, eg. oxygen and nitrogen, emit different colors. Also the altitude at which the aurora occurs plays a role, e.g. oxygen emits green light, which is the most common color of the aurora, but it can also emit red light at higher altitudes. Nitrogen emits blue light, & can also produce purple & pink colors when mixed with oxygen. Stunning!
September 24, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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BREAKING NEWS: Baby otter is on a roll!
September 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM