The Astro-fashion-loving Internet Collectively Gasped When ESA’s Hubble Twitter Account Posted Three

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As you can already tell, I haven't been really active (at all) on this account. The reason for this, to be honest, was the fact that Tumblr became stale to me, and besides that, I was very busy with my study for the university entrance exam for a year.

All of this caused this account to be abandoned for 2-3 years, which really not what I wanted at all because I created this account to help people with study and have reliable sources of information.

But I'm back (yay), and I’m trying to get back and resurrect this account again. There will be a few changes (since I changed a lot in the last few years).

1. My love for science is still there and even stronger now because... *drum rolls*... I’m studying science at university now! More specifically, biotechnology major, planning on an immunology minor. So yes, besides primary astronomy contents, I'm planning on posting more biology stuff! 

-> The name of this blog changed: study-astronomy-ref to study-astronomy-biology-ref

2. If you don’t know, this account is member-based. Even though I will be more active in the next few months, I can't be 100% be sure about keeping the account active for too long because of personal jobs and study. I had recruit more members for this account a while ago, but it didn't end well.

-> So if anyone wants to contribute to this blog as a pure studyblr, message, please. There, of course, will be standards and I will select the best people to run this blog smoothly, educationally and actively. For the best to everyone!

3. To me, this account is for people (very communism). So besides the science news, findings and study references, slide in the DM if you want something more interesting on this blog (science art? some Q&A? other cool science stuff?). I would be very happy if this blog could reach more people with similar interest and it could be a fun, wholesome and interesting place for anyone that has a passion for science and study! Wooray!

Maybe that's all I have to say. Stay tuned for more contents!

Head up to the sky, aliens. Keep on curious.

hubble’s panorama of the carina nebula, some 7500 light years away from earth, and about fifty light years in length here. stars old and new illuminate clouds of cosmic dust and gas, like the clumping hydrogen from which they were born. 

the top star seen at the bisection of the first two panels, part of the eta carinae binary star system (most stars are in binary systems), is estimated  to be more than a hundred times the mass of the sun - large enough to go supernoava in about a million years. 

it also produces four million times as much light as the sun, and was once the second brightest star in the night sky. but surrounding dust and gas has dimmed our view of the star, though it’s still visible in the night sky to all but those in the most light polluted cities.

the fifth panel shows ‘the mystic mountain,’ where nascent stars in the dust cloud are spewing hot ionized gas and dust at 850,000 miles an hour. eventually, the ultraviolet radiation from these stars will blow away the dust, leaving visible the stars, like the cluster seen at the top of the panel, which were formed only half a million years ago.

Solar System: Things to Know This Week

For the first time in almost a decade, we’re going back to Jupiter. Our Juno spacecraft arrives at the king of planets on the fourth of July. From a unique polar orbit, Juno will repeatedly dive between the planet and its intense belts of charged particle radiation. Juno’s primary goal is to improve our understanding of Jupiter’s formation and evolution, which will help us understand the history of our own solar system and provide new insight into how other planetary systems form.

In anticipation, here are a few things you need to know about the Juno mission and the mysterious world it will explore:

1. This is the Big One

The most massive planet in our solar system, with dozens of moons and an enormous magnetic field, Jupiter rules over a kind of miniature solar system.

2. Origin Story

Why study Jupiter in the first place? How does the planet fit into the solar system as a whole? What is it hiding? How will Juno unlock its secrets? A series of brief videos tells the stories of Jupiter and Juno. Watch them HERE.

3. Eyes on Juno

If you really want a hands-on understanding of Juno’s flight through the Jupiter system, there’s no better tool than the “Eyes on Juno” online simulation. It uses data from the mission to let you realistically see and interact with the spacecraft and its trajectory—in 3D and across both time and space.

4. You’re on JunoCam!

Did you know that you don’t have to work for NASA to contribute to the Juno mission? Amateur astronomers and space enthusiasts everywhere are invited to help with JunoCam, the mission’s color camera. You can upload your own images of Jupiter, comment on others’ images, and vote on which pictures JunoCam will take when it reaches the Jovian system.

5. Ride Along

It’s easy to follow events from the Juno mission as they unfold. Here are several ways to follow along online:

Twitter

Facebook

Instagram

Want to learn more? Read our full list of the 10 things to know this week about the solar system HERE.

Make sure to follow us on Tumblr for your regular dose of space: http://nasa.tumblr.com

I saw this a long time ago and finally got it to convert to GIF format on tumblr. It shows how it’s the Earth that’s moving, space is standing still. I love this perspective. 

Sleep is your superpower | Matt Walker

Sleep is your life-support system and Mother Nature’s best effort yet at immortality, says sleep scientist Matt Walker. In this deep dive into the science of slumber, Walker shares the wonderfully good things that happen when you get sleep – and the alarmingly bad things that happen when you don’t, for both your brain and body. Learn more about sleep’s impact on your learning, memory, immune system and even your genetic code – as well as some helpful tips for getting some shut-eye.

On October 8 a privileged few could see auroras in abnormally low latitudes, as the spectacular pictures above taken in Wales and Northern England.

Via TON: Northern Lights Put On Spectacular Show As Aurora Borealis Lit Skies Over Wales And Yorkshire.

July 22 2015: my art making and study space

Convergence II

Jaxson Pohlman Photography

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