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The Whirlpool Galaxy - Sparkling with X-Rays

Nearly a million seconds of observing time with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has revealed a spiral galaxy similar to the Milky Way glittering with hundreds of X-ray points of light.

This galaxy’s official name is Messier 51 (M51) or NGC 5194, but it  often goes by its nickname of the “Whirlpool Galaxy.” Like the Milky Way, the Whirlpool is a spiral galaxy with spectacular arms of stars and dust. M51 is located about 30 million light years from Earth, and its face-on orientation to Earth gives us a perspective that we can never get of our own spiral galactic home.

By using Chandra, astronomers can peer into the Whirlpool to uncover things that can only be detected in X-rays. In this new composite image, Chandra data are shown in purple. Optical data from the Hubble Space Telescope are red, green, and blue.

Credit: NASA/Hubble/Chandra/Harvard

#SupernovaSunday

Supernovae are stellar explosions that are so powerful they briefly outshine entire galaxies, radiating as much energy as the Sun or any ordinary star is expected to emit over its entire life span

The Universe is so vast that it is estimated that a star explodes every second. In a galaxy the size of our Milky Way, a star will go supernova every 50 years on average.

A star can go supernova in one of two ways: 

Type I supernova: star accumulates matter from a nearby neighbor until a runaway nuclear reaction ignites. 

Type II supernova: star runs out of nuclear fuel and collapses under its own gravity.

Supernovae play a key role in distributing elements throughout the universe. When the star explodes, it shoots elements and debris into space. Many of the elements we find here on Earth, including life, are made in the core of stars. These elements travel on to form new stars, planets and everything else in the universe.

Supernovae as seen by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory Crab Nebula | Cassiopeia A  | Tycho’s Supernova Remnant  | G292.0+1.8

Boston Gothic

You head down the stairs to the T to find that the Red Line is gone.  It’s just gone.  The Orange Line is there, and you could take it, but you are scared of clowns.  You decide to walk instead.

You walk 20 minutes from North Station and find South Station.  You walk another 20 minutes and find North Station again.  You have not turned around.

You find a parking space but as you get another foot closer the parking space is now occupied.  There was never any parking space.  There are no parking spaces.  There is no such thing as a parking space.  Cars pull over and blink out of existence.

A chill rolls down your spine.  You thirst.  You are surrounded by Dunks on all sides.  You go in and order an iced coffee.  As you take your first sip, it begins to snow.

You struggle to pronounce the ‘r’ in “clam chowder” but it evades you.  You choke out an order for anothah bowl of clam chowdah.  You can’t remember what an ‘r’ sounds like.

It is a beautiful sunny day, clear and cloudless.  You close your eyes.  You open them.  It is now pouring.  A man turns to you and says “haha only in New England.”  He is weeping.

You are driving out of the city for the day.  You follow the signs that say I93.  You follow the signs.  You take your exit.  You follow the signs.  You are now entering the Mass Pike instead.  A decrepit hand reaches from the darkness to collect your toll.  No turning back now.

MST3K: The Phantom Planet

I hate people who call me. I don’t have a phone so you can reach me, I have a phone so I can read fanfic on the bus.

Reblog if you ARE a woman in STEM, SUPPORT women in STEM, or ARE STILL BITTER about Rosalind Franklin not getting credit for discovering the structure of DNA and the Nobel prize going to Watson and Crick instead.

Is it weird that I'm madly in love with the grey in his hair?

OMG, my two favorite things together!  So pretty and detailed, just like the original.  Otoyomegatari is available in the US as A Bride's Story. Run, don't walk, to your nearest bookstore!

inspired by Kaoru Mori’s Otoyomegatari (the manga makes me want to get married =]]]]]]]]]]]]]])

I’m really busy so I can’t color it ;m;) if anyone wants to do so, please go on ;w;)

At long last I’m excited to share my comic ‘Tinder’! I had so much fun on this project and it got me really excited to write more stories! I sincerely hope you enjoyed the comic and have a great day! <3

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After I spend a few peaceful and enjoyable moments looking at a lovely and tasteful tumblr blog, I think Thank goodness I went with fandom and porn.