When you do a little digging18시간 전 by gavvet77 in scienceWhen you do a little diggingIt is amazing the kinds of photos that are out there. Saturn's rings have always fascinated me and the fact that…
Oh No! there really is a death star...3일 전 by gavvet77 in scienceOh No! there really is a death star...And it's not in a galaxy far far away, it's in our own backyard so to speak. It's Saturn’s moon Mimas, from our own…
I'm watching Drugwars with anticipation...3일 전 by gavvet77 in drugwarsI'm watching Drugwars with anticipation...3 days and 3rd place on state of the dapps rankings! A brilliant feat.. It's likely most of the activity is…
Space sandblasting5일 전 by gavvet77 in scienceSpace sandblastingExcept in space the debris is quite a bit bigger than sand. This is more particularly the case when you are a moon…
Who thought gass could be so pretty?7일 전 by gavvet77 in scienceWho thought gass could be so pretty?This star, 20 times bigger than or sun, blew up about 8000 years ago. Called the Veil Nebula, the debris is one of…
This kinda says it all!11일 전 by gavvet77 in scienceThis kinda says it all!Each time we have record global temperatures the year its recorded and the seasonal curve plotted in this animation by…
Snow white and the seven dwarfs.12일 전 by gavvet77 in scienceSnow white and the seven dwarfs.OK not quite, these are a whole bunch of brown dwarfs. Brown dwarfs are stars that are somewhat smaller than our sun…
Leftovers anyone?13일 전 by gavvet77 in scienceLeftovers anyone?In this case the over 900 year old leftovers of a supernova, or star that collapsed and exploded in 1054 AD.…
We just discovered our neighbor that's been there from the beginning16일 전 by gavvet77 in scienceWe just discovered our neighbor that's been there from the beginningIt's simply a dwarf galaxy and has been hidden behind a cluster of stars. This is the cluster of stars (within…
If you live on the coast...18일 전 by gavvet77 in climateIf you live on the coast...May be time to start thinking of relocating. A new complexity of glacial melting and sea level rise has been…
The fate of our sun18일 전 by gavvet77 in scienceThe fate of our sunThis isn't our sun but it could be what it may look like in a couple of billion years. Big stars die in spectacular…
Another selfie taking rover20일 전 by gavvet77 in scienceAnother selfie taking roverThis one is a lot older, Curiosity. It's just finished its work on Vera Rubin Ridge. This ridge seems like…
Now I have seen it all21일 전 by gavvet77 in scienceNow I have seen it allCheck out the galaxies tail. Didn't know they could have them but this one is 200 000 light years long and contains…
Sometimes a picture really can say it all.24일 전 by gavvet77 in earthSometimes a picture really can say it all.If we lost our molten core and the resultant magnetic fields, we too like mars could lose our atmosphere and with it…
How awesome is this!25일 전 by gavvet77 in scienceHow awesome is this!The tops of clouds on another planet, Jupiter and it's not the red spot either. Amazing what our little probes are…
The fact that...28일 전 by gavvet77 in scienceThe fact that...We can build these machines. send them to another planet and have them take selfies and send them back…
How would you like a day 10 and a half hours long?지난달 by gavvet77 in scienceHow would you like a day 10 and a half hours long?But a year over 10,500 days long? That's what you would get on Saturn and they finally have been able to pin down…
Dino ring donuts of saturn지난달 by gavvet77 in scienceDino ring donuts of saturnSaturn's rings were suspected to be young but now its been confirmed, they may be only as old as the dinosaurs or…
Ever heard of Bennu?지난달 by gavvet77 in scienceEver heard of Bennu?Seems like things prefer to gently merge with this asteroid rather than crashing into and cratering its surface.…
Crevaces hiding near the cliffs edge지난달 by gavvet77 in hikingCrevaces hiding near the cliffs edgeGotta be wide awake walking here.