Although

you are very small and your kind have existed in the universe for only a short time, you are an important part of something very large and very beautiful

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A star approaching too close to a massive black hole is torn apart by tidal forces, as shown in this artist’s rendering. Filaments containing much of the star’s mass fall toward the black hole. Eventually these gaseous filaments merge into a smooth, hot disc glowing brightly in X-rays. As the disk forms, it’s central region heats up tremendously, which drives a flow of material, called a wind, away from the disk. 

Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/CI Lab

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The galaxy Cygnus A, which played a prominent role in Carl Sagan’s 1985 novel “Contact,” is shown here in multiple wavelengths, including X-ray, radio and visible. A new study looks at the powerful magnetic fields produced by jets spewing out of the monster black hole at the galaxy’s center.

Credit: NASA/STScI

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New prints are now available in my Etsy shop!

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Reptiles, birds, dogs and sea creatures illustrated for children. Naturgeschichte für Kinder. 1820. e-rara

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A fiery dragon. Legends for Lionel. 1887. Walter Crane, illustrator. Internet Archive

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“Moon’s shadow on the earth, as seen from the moon.” A study of the sky. 1896. 

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