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suicideblonde:

fuckyesmaps:

smithsonianmag:

The Highest Resolution Image of Earth Ever

This composite image uses a number of swaths of the Earth’s surface taken on January 4, 2012.

Click the photo for the 8000x8000 image

Do it! The detail in this photo is incredible.

The radiant glow around the Earth is freaking me out.  WE’RE ALL GLOWING, MAN.  WITH BLUE LIGHT.  
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discoverynews:

Spectacular Aurorae Erupt Over Norway
Over the weekend, the Earth’s magnetic field was struck by a coronal  mass ejection (CME). The CME — a vast bubble of solar plasma that had  erupted from the sun on Jan. 19 — took longer than expected to travel  through interplanetary space, but on Sunday it made contact.
keep reading
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uraniaproject:

M1 Crab Nebula SHO (cropped) (by floppypaws)
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sam:

March To The Moon
Arizona State University in cooperation with NASA has released a treasure trove of photos from the Mercury and Gemini missions. If you need me, I’ll be looking through these photos for a while.
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the-star-stuff:

Annular Solar Eclipse (3 October 2005)
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mothernaturenetwork:

Earth’s moon shines brightly in our sky, but it is not the only satellite in our solar system. Experts estimate there are as many as 170 moons orbiting the eight planets of our section of the galaxy.10 spectacular moons in our solar system
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cwnl:

Moonrise at Temple of Poseidon
A harvest moon, or the full moon that occurs closest to the autumnal equinox, is seen rising behind what’s left of the ancient ruins at the Temple of Poseidon in Greece.
Image Copyright: Chris Kotsiopoulos
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