cozydark: Time-Lapse of the night sky from the Eureka Dunes in Death Valley National Park. Video Credit:Gavin Heffernan

cozydark: Time-Lapse of the night sky from the Eureka Dunes in Death Valley National Park. Video Credit:Gavin Heffernan

Cozydark: Aki Hoshide Took This Self-Portrait During Expedition 32.

Cozydark: Time-Lapse Of The Geminid Meteor Shower. Viewed From Big Sur, Ca December 2012 Video Credit: Kenneth Brandon

Biocanvas: Slowed By Sumo: Sperm From Drosophila Melanogaster Fertilization Of An Egg By Sperm Seems Just About Impossible From A Sperm’s Perspective. There Are Chemical, Mechanical, And Physical Obstacles That Try To Ensure Only One Sperm Can Fertilize

Biocanvas: Bread And Birth: Rhizopus Stolonifer, Black Bread Mold Sure, Black Bread Mold (Rhizopus Stolonifer) Is Pretty Gross. In This Micrograph, Rhizopus Stores Thousands Of Spores In Balls Called Sporangia Located At The Ends Of Long Stalks.

Fuckyeahfluiddynamics: Artist Fabian Oefner Enjoys Capturing Both Art And Science In His Work. In His Latest Series, “Orchid”, The Blossom-Like Images Are The Result Of Splashes. He Layered Multiple Colors Of Paint, Ending With A Top Layer Of Black

Spaceexp: Launching Telstar, The World’s First Commercial Communications Satellite. First Stage Is The Thor Irbm. Launch From Complex 17 At The Cape Source: Saturnvphotog

Sciencey Stuff

Sciencey Stuff

Spaceplasma: Planetary Nebula Hdw 3 Hartl-Dengel-Weinberger 3 (Hdw 3) Is A Large, Ancient Planetary Nebula. Its Distinctive Braided Shape Is The Result Of The Planetary Nebula Colliding With The Interstellar Gas Around It As The Nebula Moves Through

Spaceplasma: Hubble Views Extraordinary Multi-Tailed Asteroid P/2013 P5 These Nasa/Esa Hubble Space Telescope Images Reveal A Never-Before Seen Set Of Six Comet-Like Tails Radiating From A Body In The Asteroid Belt And Designated P/2013 P5. The Asteroid

Brookhavenlab: Even Though This Looks Like 1973, It’s Actually The Current Day Control Room For Our Tandem Van De Graaff Facility, Which Generates The Ions Needed For Collisions In Our Atom Smasher. In Fact, The Photo Was Taken Yesterday. Though

Science-Junkie: Is There A Science Behind Boredom? The Only Horrible Thing In The World Is Ennui, Dorian. That Is The One Sin For Which There Is No Forgiveness. —The Picture Of Dorian Gray. For The Wealthy Of All Time Or For An Overstimulated Society