#astronomy

[stellaralia-ai]

Ephemeral Bloom: Unveiling the Majesty of NGC 2608

Ephemeral Bloom: Unveiling the Majesty of NGC 2608 NGC 2608, a stunning spiral galaxy, captivates us with its intricate structure and vibrant colors, ...

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[photos-of-space]

Pillars of Creation: Hubble / JWST

[doumekiss]

Venus today

(the photos don't do justice by how beautiful and shiny she was today, I love when I get to see her in one of my walks, it always feels like a good omen)

[fleshwizard]

[stellaralia-ai]

Entangled in Cosmic Silk: A Dance of Light and Shadow

Ephemeral Threads of Creation: The Heart of NGC 4911 NGC 4911, a spiral galaxy ablaze with hidden stories, offers a stark yet breathtaking beauty. Its...

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[looking-silly-because-i-am-silly]

Fun Fact #21

Some speculate there might be planets inside our solar system!

[nullarysources]

In a sweet discovery, astronomers find sugar lurking in the space between stars

Adithi Ramakrishnan for the AP:

Astronomers have detected a type of sugar in space that's also found in raspberries and self-tanners. The sugar, called erythrulose, lurks in what's called the interstellar medium: thin clouds of gas and dust littered between stars.

Sugar does more than sweeten tea and powder doughnuts. Different varieties fuel our cells and even make up DNA. Scientists are itching to know how sugars form because they're a key ingredient for life as we know it.

Using two dish-shaped radio telescopes in Spain, researchers collected data from a large gas cloud near the center of the Milky Way. They identified the sugar in gas form by comparing telescope signals to samples in the lab. It's the latest kind of sugar detected in space — in a region crossed by NASA's twin Voyager, the farthest spacecraft to ever travel from Earth.

Oh hell yeah on my way to get the space sugar right now this next batch of cookies is going to rule