The Wave Function

Astronomical musings

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What a sight: The supermassive black hole at the center of M87. 

CREDIT: Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, via National Science Foundation

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Space Oddity

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American Astronaut Sally Ride. Now I understand why people collect stamps!

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Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the solar system. As seen in 1978 by the Viking 1 Orbiter

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A gorgeous look at NGC 7331

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA/D. Milisavljevic (Purdue University)

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Falcon Heavy’s 27 merlin engines in action

Credit: Brady Kenniston

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Crossing our fingers for the dreamy Falcon Heavy

Credit: SpaceX

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A pinprick of light visits from the Oort cloud in the form of a comet called K2

IMAGE CREDIT: NASA, ESA, and D. Jewitt (UCLA)

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Comet 45P in visible light. Investigations in the infrared reveal intriguing levels of methane & carbon monoxide.

Image Credit: Gerald Rhemann

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Dreams of the Thirty Meter Telscope

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Raging Storms Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Jason Major

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Astronaut Alan Bean, gardening on the moon.

Image Credit: NASA

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22 years | Supernova SN1987A

CREDIT: NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope

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From rocket launches to rocket landings. Living the dream with SpaceX

Credit: SpaceX

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Venus via Akatsuki

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Jupiter From Below

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Roman Tkachenko

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Views from the next generation of satellite

Credits: NOAA/NASA