Well, George Smoot calls it the “design of the universe” but I’ve always used the term/phrase “the structure of the universe” ever since I as a child learned about what there is beyond the stars. Galaxies, clusters of galaxies and more! TED talks are always of great interest but one on this topic makes me go… Anyway, I can highly recommend this, fascinating stuff:
I just wish it was even longer…
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Amazing night sky
Imagine quitting your job to fulfill your dream of taking photos of the entire night sky. All those amazing pitch black nights we rarely get to see to getaway the most amazing pictures. A year later you've covered the entire sky, north and south, by systematically taking over 37,000 pictures and travelling quite a bit.
Nick Risinger did this for us. Zoom around on the website and enjoy: http://skysurvey.org/
Nick Risinger did this for us. Zoom around on the website and enjoy: http://skysurvey.org/
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Passionate about Saturn
Just had to share this TED talk about the Cassini discoveries from the Saturn planetary system. Truly fascinating, wonderful images and Carolyn Porco’s enthusiasm about it is just lovely. Subtitles in various languages available.
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