If The Moon Were Replaced With Some Of The Planets From Our Solar System
Moon
The moon is around 240,000 miles away from the Earth.
Our moon is a pretty big object. It’s big enough to be a respectable planet in its own right, if it were orbiting the sun instead of the Earth.(Actually, it is orbiting the sun in a nearly perfectly circular orbit, that the Earth only slightly perturbs… but that’s a topic for another day. The Moon is a quarter the diameter of the Earth. Only Pluto has a satellite that is larger, in proportion to the size of the planet it orbits. Continue reading »
These “Galaxy” Flowers Grow Entire Universes On Their Petals
Want to gaze at distant galaxies but don’t have a strong enough telescope? Then don’t worry, because we’ve got the perfect solution. All you need to do is to buy yourself some Night Sky Petunias, because as you can see, their petals look like they’re hiding secret little universes inside of them. Continue reading »
NASA Captures New Magnificent Images Of Galaxies
Three days before plunging into Saturn’s sunny side, the robotic Cassini spacecraft swooped far behind Saturn’s night side with cameras blazing. Thirty-six of these images have been merged — by an alert and adept citizen scientist — into a last full-ring portrait of Cassini’s home planet for the past 13 years. The Sun is just above the frame, causing Saturn to cast a dark shadow onto its enormous rings. This shadow position cannot be imaged from Earth and will not be visible again until another Earth-launched spaceship visits the ringed giant. Continue reading »
Ukrainian Bakery Creates Galaxy Eclairs That Look Too Good To Eat
Ukrainian pastry shop Musse Confectionery has developed a galaxy eclair recipe, and it’s leaving people drooling. Continue reading »
“Citizen Of The Galaxy”: Amazing Digital Cyberpunk Art By Kuldar Leement
Discover the mysterious sci-fi art of Kuldar Leement, a digital illustrator and graphic designer based in Estonia. Continue reading »
Galaxy Inspired Ceramics That Allow You To Drink From The Stars
Thanks to artist Amanda Joy Wells everyone can have a drink with the stars. Continue reading »
An ‘Infinite’ Galaxy Puzzle That Can Be Built In Any Direction
The team over at Nervous System recently designed this fun Infinite Galaxy Puzzle that tiles continuously in any direction. Pieces from the top can be removed and added to the bottom, and likewise from side to side. So regardless of where you start the puzzle can continue in a seemingly infinite series of patterns. Each puzzle is printed with satellite imagery obtained from NASA and includes a few themed pieces like an astronaut, shuttle, and satellite. Apparently the puzzles were wildly popular and are now available as a pre-order for 2017. Continue reading »
These Galaxy Donuts Will Take You To Outer Space
22-year-old Iranian confectioner Hedi Gh posted a picture of her otherworldly creation on Instagram and everyone went crazy. People wanted to know the recipe. Luckily, a few weeks later instagrammer Sam Melbourne posted the recipe along with her own vegan galaxy donuts. Sam says she made the galactic treats for her sick boyfriend. Continue reading »
Black Velvet Galaxy Nebula Cake
“Space cake” usually calls to mind images of shoddily packaged treats in an Amsterdam storefront or a well-intentioned birthday treat gone horribly wrong. But the time has come for you to step your space cake game up, thanks to this dessert work of art called the Black Velvet Nebula Cake. Continue reading »
Mariner Valley on Mars – the Galaxy’s Largest Valley
Just to the east of the great volcanoes on Mars is a system of canyons called Valles Marineris, “Mariner Valleys”, named after the Mariner 9 spacecraft that discovered it. Continue reading »
Nike Foamposite Galaxy
Nike is set to release its latest limited edition sneaker, the glow-in-the-dark Foamposite Galaxy, which will go on sale at stores for $220. Continue reading »
Google’s X-Mas Gift to Employees: Special Edition Galaxy Nexus
Google has handed out early Christmas gift to employees in London and Zurich – a special edition version of the ‘Galaxy Nexus,’ which Samsung and Google had released recently. A special edition version of Galaxy Nexus was gifted by Google to its employees as a Christmas surprise, according to report from ‘The Next Web’.
Galaxy Nexus is Samsung’s newest smartphone which is powered by Google Android 4.0 ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’ OS. It boasts of a 4.65-inch Super AMOLED display and 1.2GHz dual-core processor.
NASA: Spectacular Images from Space – Galaxy Encounter, Flooding Thailand, and 12-Billion-Year-Old Stars
This NASA MODIS Rapid Response Team image obtained November 4, 2011 shows dust as it blew over the Gulf of Alaska in early November 2011. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this natural-color image on November 2, 2011. Blowing toward the south-southwest, the dust plume remains discernible for roughly 100 kilometers (60 miles). The dust emerges from the Copper River Valley, which zigzags through the glacier-rich Chugach Mountains. The slow movement of glaciers over bedrock grinds the rock into glacial flour. This fine sediment is easily lofted into the air by winds blowing through mountain valleys. This image also shows swirls of iridescent green in the waters along the shore. The bright green probably results from sediment and phytoplankton. Dust can fertilize phytoplankton, prompting big blooms, but the microscopic organisms also thrive in high-latitude seas especially near coastlines, without dust. (Jeff Schmaltz / NASA via AFP – Getty Images) Continue reading »
