#May2011
Have Scientists Found The First White Hole? Science Rules!
Ah, space. The glorious beyond. Also home to amazing existential theoretical wanking that is far beyond the grasp of this mind who can barely handle literature. Still though! The latest “we’ve possibly, probably, maybe, probably not, but maybe?” space news is that we may have found the first white hole.
Two White Dwarf Stars Have Been Brawling For Millions of Years. Millions.
Bloods and Crips. Pepsi and Coke. Apple and Microsoft. None of these motherfucking feuds have anything on two white dwarf stars that have been destroying one another for fucking millions of years.
Jupiter’s Moon Io Has Active, Grumpy Sulfur Volcanoes.
Astronomer Discovers Planets That Don’t Have Orbits. Que?!
There’s a lot of complicated shit in a recent astronomy article that my limited attention span can’t keep track of. What I can tell you after skimming it is this, apparently some fucking planets don’t have orbits. Outstanding.
Milky Way Galaxy Is Warped, Has A New Arm!
Milky Way Galaxy, home of us all, is apparently warped like a motherfucker. The discovery of a new arm of the galaxy has led to wonderful science speak describing why our galaxy looks like a fucking bottle cap.
Mosaic of Mercury’s Face Is Pockmarked Bliss.
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That is a planet, floating out in space. Gorgeous, pockmarked, rocked by cosmic forces. Specifically, it’s Mercury, and this is a gorgeous mosaic taken by MESSENGER.