#January2016

Space Swoon: Curiosity snappin’ a selfie on Martian sand dune

Space Swoon: 2016 Blizzard by Moonlight (from Space, duh)

Astronomers (maybe) find Ninth Planet hidden in our Solar System

Planet Nine

AstronomerWizards, using their WizardryMathematics, have apparently (maybe) found a ninth planet in our solar system. One way out past Pluto, which orbits the sun every 15,000 years.

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Space Swoon: Massive galaxy is sporting a super-hungry black hole

Scientists find Meteorite “Older Than Earth Itself” in Australian Outback

meteorizetes

How fucking gnarly is this? This past November a meteorite landed in the Australian Outback. A crew of SpaceWizards and ScientistDiggerFolk descended upon the area and eventually found the space-rock. The coolest part? This motherfucker from Space is older than the Earth itself. While many don’t walk into corners hyperventilating about the Enormity of it All, I sure do! And so when something like this occurs, I silently wish to myself that I could hold that sumbitch and mutter to myself, “you’re from space, you’re from space.” Maybe you’re like me. Or maybe nah, idfk.

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Space Swoon: NASA releases gorgeous image of Earth rising over the Moon’s surface

Space Swoon: Pluto trips the Light Fantastic

Space Swoon: The Ophir Chasma of Mars!

Space Swoon: Enceladus is a moon divided (by different hemispheres)

A tale of two

True story: I can’t spell Enceladus. I just cut and paste. Enceladus. Just cut and pasted that. Enceladus. And again! But I can appreciate this image of Enceladus (C+P), courtesy of Cassini.

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Space Swoon: The Most Complete Picture of the futzing Milky Way Galaxy ever taken