#October2019

Space Swoon: Behold the Milky Way Galaxy’s center!

milky way center

Yo! Check out this image, which features the center of the Milky Way Galaxy! And, of course, it’s goddamn gorgeous.

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Astronomers discover 20 new moons around Saturn. Jupiter ain’t got shit on Saturn now!

saturn 20 moons

Take that, Jupiter. You big gaseous fuck! You’re n longer the leader in number of satellites. Nope, that belongs to Saturn now who has 20 newly discovered moons!

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Astronomers have just found the oldest galaxies in the Universe. Beware the Elder Ones lurking beyond!

astronomers oldest galaxies

Fucking wild, dudes. Astronomers have just found the oldest galaxies in the Universe. But, we must be careful! Whatever Elder Ones lurk there certainly are not friendly, and beyond comprehension.

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Space Swoon: NASA’s Juno spacecraft caught gorgeous photo of Jupiter solar eclipse

juno jupiter io eclipse

Hell yeah! You want some photos of a solar eclipse on Jupiter? Well, motherfucker, you’re in the right place. NASA’s Juno spacecraft snapped these photos during a fly-by, and we’re all the richer for it.

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Space Swoon: Astronomers have taken a photo of mysterious interstellar object!

photo interstellar object

Fucking hell yeah! Astronomers have snapped a photo of that mysterious-as-fuck interstellar comet. And? It ain’t much, but it’s pretty rad. Especially when you put in perspective.

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Astronomers have found the most massive neutron star ever. It’s dense as fuuuccckkk!

Astronomers have found the most massive neutron star ever. The motherfucker packs in double the mass of the Sun in a sphere that’s only fifteen miles across. Space is fucking wild.

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Newly found exoplanet slingshots itself around its solar system. The cosmos fucking rules, dudes

new exoplanet looping orbit

Hohum! Another exoplanet found, another head-scratching discovery. The discovery? Exoplanet HR 5183 b slingshots itself around its goddamn solar system. Like a boss.

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Watch: Check out this timelapse of the Milky Way with the sky held motionless and the Earth rotating

Here’s some existential glory for your Saturday. It’s a timelapse by Aryeh Nirenbergof the Milky Way with the sky held motionless and the Earth rotating.. Soothing, comforting, daunting. I love it.

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Space Swoon: Hubble captures a gorgeously gassy star!

hubble star gas glow

Oh hell yeah! More gorgeous imagery courtesy of Hubble, one of the hardest working motherfuckers in the game. I mean, it’s a telescope. But still.

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Astronomers have detected eight new potential alien signals. Listen, just let me be excited!

astronomers eight new alien signals

Astronomers have detected eight new potential alien signals. Oh fuck yeah! Listen. I know there is a rush to point out that this shit is probably not aliens. That said, let me pretend it is? For a little?

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