“For Small Creatures Such As We The Vastness Is Bearable Only Through Love.” – Carl Sagan

All here… Sorry, Pluto, you don’t belong here

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M94: Bursting With Stars

Located about 16 million light-years away, this new Hubble image shows the sparkling galaxy Messier 94. You’ll notice the bright ring (or starburst ring) around Messier 94 where new stars are forming at a high rate. The cause of this star-forming region is thought to be a pressure wave going outwards from the galactic center, compressing the gas and dust in the outer region. The compression of material means the gas starts to collapse into denser clouds. Inside these dense clouds, gravity pulls the gas and dust together until temperature and pressure are high enough for stars to be born. (Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble)

Awesome long-exposure shot of a Rocket Launch

via reddit

Jupiter in Near-Infrared & Jupiter and Ganymede in Near-UV and Blue

Image credit: Judy Schmidt   @ twitter | instagram

For the first time, NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured a color image of a sunset on Mars.  (NASA via Smithsonian Magazine)

View of Neptune in the infrared, showing bands of methane in its atmosphere captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, this image is surrounded by four of its satellites, Proteus, Larissa, Despina and Galatea.

Credit: NASA/ESA/Hubble

#BlackHistoryMonth #tbt: Being the first African American woman to travel to space is one of Mae Jemison’s many accomplishments. A dancer, Peace Corps doctor, public speaker and astronaut, Mae went to college at age 16, holds 9 honorary doctorates and has founded many STEM-related programs for students. 

98% waning gibbous Moon | 11% waning crescent Moon 

by Bartosz Wojczyński

Hubble captures stunning image of Messier 94 Galaxy showing a starburst ring.

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