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Spend Time with Your Own Private Moon [Photography]io9 - 18 hours ago In this series of photographs by Russian artists Leonid Tishkov and Boris Bendikov, people enjoy private moments with their own personal crescent moon, eating meals with it, having conversations with it, and taking it … Also tagged: art, photography, moon |
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The Fearless Meteorite Hunters of Saskatchewan [Meteor Hit]io9 - Dec 2, 2008 After a 10-ton meteor exploded in a spectacular fireball over the Canadian province Saskatchewan two weeks ago, the hunt was on to find fragments of the space rock. Researchers and local enthusiasts descended on the … Also tagged: space, science, saskatchewan, meteorite, hi everybody in sask, meteor hit |
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Hubble Celebrates the Holidays with Cosmic Cards [Space Porn]io9 - Dec 2, 2008 For those looking to mix a little space porn with their holiday cheer, the folks at the Space Telescope Science Institute offer a small gift from the cosmos. They’ve made templates for two dozen holiday cards available … Also tagged: holiday, hubble, scifi gift guide |
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An Injured Nebula Fingers The Nefarious Star Gang [Space Porn]io9 - Nov 26, 2008 When stars team up, they can do a lot more damage. Scientists had been wondering how one particularly bright star had managed to erode so much gas in the Carina Nebula, until they rumbled the secret of Tr16-244: it's … |
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Watch a Fiery Meteorite Burn Up the Sky [Space Porn]io9 - Nov 22, 2008 Thursday night, a meteorite fell in Western Canada, burning up as hit the Earth’s atmosphere and creating a brilliant flash over Alberta and Saskatchewan. Witnesses got to experience the brightest fireball the country … |
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Saturn's Atmosphere Is A Modern Art Sensation [Space Porn]io9 - Nov 21, 2008 This isn't the newest Rothko painting or some kind of abstract masterpiece — it's the atmosphere of Saturn, photographed four different times on the same day. The Cassini space probe used different filters to show the … |
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The Burning Flare of Gas Being Devoured by a Supermassive Black Hole [Space Porn]io9 - Nov 18, 2008 Two separate telescopes in Chile picked up the same black hole flare recently, allowing them to see for the first time what it looks like when superheated gas orbits the black hole's event horizon as it is being … Also tagged: space, science, black hole |
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Mysterious Infrared Aurora Glows at Saturn's North Pole [Space Porn]io9 - Nov 14, 2008 This stunning infrared image of Saturn's northern region shows a luminous aurora with the planet's mottled rings below. The aurora appeared in an area that the Hubble Space Telescope can't see, so no one knew it was … Also tagged: space, science, astronomy, cassini, infrared, saturn, nasa, aurora, jpl |
io9 - Nov 13, 2008
We know you're bored and have nothing better to do than plug random phrases into Google. So try this one. Just plug in "For better or worse, you can get around this problem" but without the quotes. See? All knowledge …
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First Pictures Of Four Alien Planets! [Space Porn]io9 - Nov 13, 2008 Meet the neighbors. The Hubble Space Telescope has managed to snap our first picture of a planet outside our solar system, only 25 light years away in the constellation Piscis Australis. The planet Fomalhaut-B orbits … Also tagged: hubble, exoplanets, hr 8799, fomalhaut b |