Beautiful galaxy and space thread

[L3ggy]

Looks like Hal 9000.

 

[Rane1071]

NGC 6357, Cosmic Cathedral.

A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of Pismis 24-1, the "core" of NGC 6357.

Looks like Hal 9000.

God's watching you, pup.

 

[~~whimsy~~]

Well Rane I do not know where you are located. However I have a picture perfect view of Mars where I am.

 

[Rane1071]

Well Rane I do not know where you are located. However I have a picture perfect view of Mars where I am.

I'm in Oz with a wonderful view of the Southern Cross. Speaking of Mars saw this today.

The image captured a 40 km- (25 mi) long segment of the Korolev Crater, which is located high in Mars’ northern hemisphere.

https://www.universetoday.com/139139/exomars-has-sent-back-its-first-images-from-mars/

 

[L3ggy]

God's watching you, pup.

Which god is that?

 

[Rane1071]

Which god is that?

Boi!!

 

[Rane1071]

 

[Rane1071]

The “Death Star” galaxy at lower left is blasting its companion to the upper right with a particle jet from a black hole.

3C 321 is a system of two galaxies rotating around each other. They are notable for showing the first observed galaxy smiting another galaxy with a blast of energy, which is theorized to be from a supermassive black hole at the center of the former galaxy.

 

[~~whimsy~~]

As early as 4:05 a.m. PDT on May 5th, those on the West Coast of the United States will have the chance to witness an interplanetary launch for the first time. The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will carry NASA’s InSight spacecraft into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base, near Lompoc, California.

InSight, which stands for Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, is a lander bound for the Elysium Planitia region in Mars’s Northern hemisphere. There, it will gather data on the crust, mantle and core of Mars. It will also listen for tectonic activity and meteorite impacts.

Though the launch represents the beginning of InSight’s expedition, in another way, it is the end of a long journey. NASA delayed the lander’s original launch in 2016 after discovering a problem with a key instrument. This second chance at the mission gives planetary scientists another opportunity to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.


A Look Inside Mars

As the date of the launch approaches, planetary scientists are gearing up for a wealth of new information that will provide clues into how rocky planets form, show how Mars evolved over time, and provide one of the most complete records of regional weather on Mars that we’ve ever had. These experiments could shed light on the history of the Earth and other rocky planets in the cosmos, as well as lay groundwork for future human exploration of the Red Planet.

http://www.astronomy.com/news/2018/...will-soon-peer-deep-into-the-interior-of-mars

Here we go Rane! More Mars exploration.

Also here is video

https://www.pscp.tv/w/1BdxYRQjdwoKX

 

[Connor Macleod]

... Carl Sagan, Cosmos

He also once asked, "if there are aliens in the universe, why would they come here?".

I lost all respect for him as a scientist after that stupid observation.

 

[Rane1071]

http://www.astronomy.com/news/2018/...will-soon-peer-deep-into-the-interior-of-mars

Here we go Rane! More Mars exploration.

Also here is video

https://www.pscp.tv/w/1BdxYRQjdwoKX

Awesome. Those satellites and probes are getting more and more ingenious.

Here's a couple of Mars sunrise pics taken from HiRISE aboard the Mars Orbiter.





P.S Carl Sagan is/was Awesome!

 

[~~whimsy~~]

I truly believe we will never inhabit mars. Due to the fact that the tiniest tornado is miles wide, the volcano on it is size of Texas, and wind storms make our hurricanes look like a balmy day. But fantasy wise one can dream

 

[Connor Macleod]

I truly believe we will never inhabit mars. Due to the fact that the tiniest tornado is miles wide, the volcano on it is size of Texas, and wind storms make our hurricanes look like a balmy day. But fantasy wise one can dream

The tornadoes may be miles wide, but the air pressure is so low, it's like a gentle breeze. And that volcano is long past dormant. I'd be more worried about solar radiation.

 

[Rane1071]

"Polar Ring Galaxy NGC 660 "

NGC 660 is featured in this cosmic snapshot. Over 40 million light-years away and swimming within the boundaries of the constellation Pisces, NGC 660's peculiar appearance marks it as a polar ring galaxy. A rare galaxy type, polar ring galaxies have a substantial population of stars, gas, and dust orbiting in rings strongly tilted from the plane of the galactic disk.

I truly believe we will never inhabit mars. Due to the fact that the tiniest tornado is miles wide, the volcano on it is size of Texas, and wind storms make our hurricanes look like a balmy day. But fantasy wise one can dream

The tornadoes may be miles wide, but the air pressure is so low, it's like a gentle breeze. And that volcano is long past dormant. I'd be more worried about solar radiation.

Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
In fact it's cold as hell
And there's no one there to raise them if you did.

Stewie Griffin, Rocket Man.

:tongue:

Seriously though, I thought we'd be further along to, if not colonisation, at least manned missions to Mars by now.

 

[~~whimsy~~]

Sweet, beautiful space dust.

 

[~~whimsy~~]

This week in the sky for May 11-20

http://www.astronomy.com/observing/sky-this-week/2018/05/the-sky-this-week-for-may-11-to-may-20

The planets are not shy again!

 

[~~whimsy~~]

When NASA launches its next rover to Mars, the vehicle will have a small helicopter along for the ride. NASA announced today that it will be sending a small autonomous flying chopper — aptly named the Mars Helicopter — with the upcoming Mars 2020 rover. The helicopter will attempt to fly through the Martian air to see if vehicles can even levitate on Mars, where the atmosphere is 100 times thinner than that of Earth.

https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2018/5/11/17346414/nasa-mars-2020-helicopter-atmosphere

 

[Rane1071]

Is it possible to capture the entire plane of our galaxy in a single image? Yes, but not in one exposure -- and it took some planning to do it in two. The top part of the featured image is the night sky above Lebanon, north of the equator, taken in 2017 June. The image was taken at a time when the central band of the Milky Way Galaxy passed directly overhead. The bottom half was similarly captured six months later in latitude-opposite Chile, south of Earth's equator. Each image therefore captured the night sky in exactly the opposite direction of the other, when fully half the Galactic plane was visible.

 

[~~whimsy~~]

Kudos on that beautiful find, Rane!

 

[Rane1071]

The stunning north pole of Saturn, observed by the Cassini space probe on March 7, 2017.