18th June 2013
Reblogged From scinerds
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listen up, this is some important science: have you heard the names of the European Southern Observatory’s telescopes?
first they have one called the VLT, which stands for the Very Large Telescope
then they have one called the E-ELT, which stands for the European Extremely Large Telescope
keep stepping it up, ESO, keep steppin’ it up
NASA Names First Astronaut Class for Deep Space Exploration
http://space-pics.tumblr.com/
A four planet sunset including Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury. Along with the star Elnath.
Rollout
NASA names eight new astronaut trainees — half of them women
(Photos: NASA)
NASA has picked eight Americans, a mix of scientists and military pilots, to begin training for future space missions that may one day launch them all the way to Mars. The new class includes four men and four women who will join the 49 active astronauts at the agency’s astronaut corps at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
FINALLY bought myself a skeleton watch :) It will be here Wednesday!
Earthrise filmed during the Apollo 10 mission, 1969.
(Source: seriouslyomgwtf)
The Northern Lights.
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