#July2018
Space Swoon: Behold Jupiter’s glorious southern hemisphere!
Check out Jupiter’s meaty southern hemisphere! I don’t know, there’s probably a better, more puerile pun, but it’s hot out and I’m tired.
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Space Swoon: Astronomers Find Galaxy With *Almost* No Dark Matter
This is one of this cosmic stories that pops-up every so often, and I just fucking love. Astronomers have found a galaxy with almost no dark matter. This is, of course, a wet fart on the face of conventional astronomical wisdom. Which I love.
NASA and Google found first solar system with 8 planets like our own, Pluto is like pfft
NASA and Google have teamed-up to find a solar system like ours, sporting eight planets. Cool! I mean, cool? It’s neat.
Scientists discover interstellar object flying through our solar system. Aliens taking a peek at our calamities, if you ask me
In a pretty bad ass moment for astronomy, scientists have discovered an interstellar object hurtling through our solar system. It’s the fuckin’ first, dude.
Space Swoon: Saturn’s moon Enceladus is a gorgeous crescent of icy fractures and furrows
Check out this gorgeous crescent capture of Saturn’s moon, Enceladus. That’s it, that’s all I got for you. Check it out, fuckers.
NASA Has Discovered 7 Earth-sized Planets 40 Light-Years Away
NASA has dropped the boom on their teased discovery. Seven Earth-sized planets 40 light-years away. Three in the habitable “Goldilocks” zone. Everyone is understandably excited about this news, so let me be a downer. 40 light-years away is more than enough distance for us to never get there, especially since we got like 100 years left on this rotting formerly Blue Marble.
Cheerio!
Japanese Spacecraft Observes Gravity Wave In Venus’ Atmosphere
Venus’ atmosphere got itself a serious. Fucking. Gravity wave. We’re talking 6,000 miles-long serious.
Space Swoon: Mars Has Craters With Glorious Hues
Mars got itself some gorgeous craters, with some gorgeous hued slopes.
Space Swoon: Sunlight Upon Saturn’s North Pole
Man, Saturn is decently away from the Sun. Like, you know. 888.2 million miles. But that doesn’t mean sunlight can’t illuminate its north pole.
Astronomers Will Try To Take First Picture of Black Hole Next Year
Next year, astronomers are going to attempt to take the first picture of a black hole. Like, ever. Insert all the easy jokes, then pray they pull it off.
