canadian-space-agency: Earth’s blue halo. Photo Credit: Karen Nyberg

canadian-space-agency: Earth’s blue halo. Photo Credit: Karen Nyberg

Brookhavenlab: This Symmetrical Marvel Is A Radio-Frequency Quadrupole, Designed To Focus And Accelerate Particle Beams. Seen Here In 1983, This Magnetic Passageway Prepared Protons For Injection Into Our Alternating Gradient Synchrotron—The Source

Fuckyeahfluiddynamics: Here’s An Example Of Some Baffling Fluid Dynamics. Researchers Have Found That, When Pouring A Fluid From One Container Into A Lower One Containing A Fluid With Floating Particulates, It’s Possible For The Floating Particles

Spaceplasma: Astronomers Celebrate ‘Celestial Pollution’ From Perseid Meteor Shower “Celestial Pollution” From Meteors Like This Weekend’s Perseid Meteor Shower Sprinkle Sodium High Up In Our Atmosphere And Give Astronomers What They Need

Kidsneedscience: Hipparcos Was A Satellite Launched And Managed By The European Space Agency On August 8, 1989 Which Remained In Service Until 1993. The Name Stands For High Precision Parallax Collecting Satellite, Hipparcos Was The First Space

Crookedindifference: Space Station Poised To Launch Open-Source Satellites Ardusat-1 And Ardusat-X Were Launched To The International Space Station (Iss) On 3 August Aboard A Japanese Resupply Vehicle (Which Is Also Carrying Fresh Food, Supplies And

Freshphotons: Wave Engineering From Nature Graphics, Now On Tumblr.

Timelordsandhunters: It’s Sleepover Friday Y’all Send Me: - Stories About Your Crush/Better Half/Whatever - Embarassing Stories - Truths Or Dares - Just Stories In General It’s Like A Fifth Grade Sleepover, Anything Goes Ok

Collectivehistory: Today In History: Aug 8, 1974, Nixon Resigns On 8 August 1974, Us President Richard Nixon Broadcast His Intention To Resign In A Televised Address To The Us Nation. With Impeachment Proceedings Underway Against Him For His Involvement

Laughingsquid: Alcatraz Prison Menu From 1946 Is Surprisingly Appetizing

Mpdrolet: Paris Exposition: Esplanade Des Invalides, Paris, France, 1900 Goodyear Archival Collection, Brooklyn Museum

Blackballoonpublishing: O’connor’s Fondness For The Awkward, Splendid Creatures Has Become A Part Of Her Legacy, The Peacock Feather Literary Shorthand For Her Work. O’connor Would Send The Discarded Tail Feathers Of Peacocks To Her Friends, Enclosing

Ancientart: A Selection Of Early Cycladic Ii ‘Frying Pans’ From The Cemetery Of Chalandriani, Syros. All Date To About 2800-2300 Bce. The 1St ‘Frying Pan’ Shows An Incised Representation Of A Paddled Longboat Set Among Stamped Wave-Like Spirals.

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