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The beautiful Milky Way taken in one of the most darkest skies in the world over Boa Vista in the Cape Verde Islands. photo by James Atkinson

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Jupiter’s moon, Callisto.

Phase of the moon affects amount of rainfall

Seattle WA (SPX) Jan 31, 2016 When the moon is high in the sky, it creates bulges in the planet’s atmosphere that creates imperceptible changes in the amount of rain that falls below. New University of Washington research to be published in Geophysical Research Letters shows that the lunar forces affect the amount of rain - though very slightly. “As far as I know, this is the first study to convincingly connect t Full article

Four beautiful examples of overlapping/interacting galaxies brought to you by the Hubble Telescope. To view the images in their full resolutions, please open them in a separate tab.

#Space: Arp 256, a stunning system of 2 #spiral #galaxies in early stage of #merging http://ift.tt/1CMu20M via @esa

Orion Nebula taken with:

Optika 650mm-1300mm f/8-16 Cannon T2I 46 half second exposures

Jupiter’s moon, Callisto.

Solipsism syndrome refers to a psychological state in which a person feels that the world is not external to his or her mind. Periods of extended isolation may predispose people to this condition. In particular, the syndrome has been identified as a potential concern for individuals living in space for extended periods of time.

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