#March2018
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.
Space Swoon: Jupiter’s South Pole gets captured in a glorious time-lapse
Better than a time-lapse of my south pole, especially on a Friday night, amirite?
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.
Bad Ass: Voyager 1’s thrusters have been fired up for the first time in 37 years
No big whup. NASA Wizards have just dusted off Voyager 1’s old as fuck code, and successfully fired up its thrusters for the first time in 37 goddamn years.
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: This Barred Spiral Galaxy is glorious, and a mere 30 million light-years away
Want to check out NGC 2500? I fuckin’ get it, I do. Just set your course to its location. You know, 30 million light-years away. I’m right behind you! Seriously.
Space Swoon: Jupiter’s Giant Red Spot gets a gorgeous close-up
As a meat-bag, my giant red spots and blemishes are decidedly not cool to look at. As a gas giant, Jupiter’s giant red spot is a sight to behold.
Hit the jump to check it out.
Space Swoon: Cassini captures a dawn on Saturn
Just Cassini doing Cassini things. You know, capturing beautiful images of Saturn and its moons and rings and such forth and so on.
NASA finds planet-sized cyclones on Jupiter. Space is absurd, dude
NASA’s Juno spacecraft is doing work, reporting back about Jupiter. One of its more dope findings? Jupiter has cyclones. The size of planets.
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.