Some of you already know how much I LOVE space and astronomy. I found this really cool video titled The Known Universe by American Museum of Natural History (which is also a cool place to visit). "The Known Universe takes viewers from the Himalayas through our atmosphere and the inky black of space to the afterglow of the Big Bang. Every satellite, moon, planet, star and galaxy is represented to scale, and in its correct, measured location according to the best scientific research to … [Read more...]
The Butterfly Nebula
October 2, 2009 Read Comments
One of my core interests is space and astronomy. I'm especially fond of looking at the images captured by the Hubble telescope. I'm so glad that NASA decided to fix it. This is one of my favorite images: NGC 6302 or The Butterfly Nebula. It does live within our Milky Way galaxy, but it's almost 3,800 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. It looks beautiful and serene but it's not. According to the NASA site: "What resemble dainty butterfly wings are actually roiling … [Read more...]
