#astonomy

[nemfrog]

"The Big Dipper as it is today (left) and as it will look in 50,000 years." Dream of stars. 1940.

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[gamgyuls]

Commissioned painting for Tailnoms!

[typhlonectes]

Responsible lighting for wildlife/nature and sky viewing.

via: Driftless Stargazing LLC

[berharddp]

The Ring Nebula

[cherrybeachbum]

🌖 Pride Moon! 🌕

‘This “Mineral Moon" reveals the chemical composition of the lunar surface that the Artemis 2 crew will soon witness firsthand.’

Photographs taken by: ildaribatullin

Pride flag designs by: thesunbutch

[maggiecheungs]

MOON PHASES 🌕

[dant3cry]

The Sky / O Céu

English version – Western reading direction (left to right)

Brazilian version, Western reading (left to right)

Fun facts about the comic’s creation

This comic was conceived after an astronomy observation class, during which my professor mentioned that we were forgetting the stories of the skies — the myths of different peoples, and how constellations and stars preserve all of that. All we have to do is look up.

After that, I felt inspired to write and create this comic, using the story of the constellations Orion and Scorpius. I drew from the myth where the scorpion kills Orion, and the fact that these two constellations can never be seen together — they’re always in opposite hemispheres. I used that as a direct parallel between Megs and Optimus.

Thank you for reading this far.

[mindblowingscience]

Meteorite-common amino acid induces formation of nanocavities in clay mineral, hinting at life's origins

Researchers at the universities of Amsterdam and Utrecht have observed the formation of nanocavities in montmorillonite clay under exposure

Researchers at the universities of Amsterdam and Utrecht have observed the formation of nanocavities in montmorillonite clay under exposure to gamma-aminobutyric acid, a molecule commonly found on meteorites. This hitherto unrecognized phenomenon could be relevant to the origin of life on Earth, by introducing 3D confined nano-environments in clay that might have facilitated life's first chemistry. The findings have been reported in Communications Earth & Environment.

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