24 julho 2015
Ultraviolet Rings of M31
A mere 2.5 million light-years away the Andromeda Galaxy, also known as M31, really is just next door as large galaxies go. So close and spanning some 260,000 light-years, it took 11 different image fields from the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) satellite's telescope to produce this gorgeous portrait of the spiral galaxy in ultraviolet light. While its spiral arms stand out in visible light images of Andromeda, the arms look more like rings in the GALEX ultraviolet view, a view dominated by the energetic light from hot, young, massive stars. As sites of intense star formation, the rings have been interpreted as evidence Andromeda collided with its smaller neighboring elliptical galaxy M32 more than 200 million years ago. The large Andromeda galaxy and our own Milky Way are the most massive members of the local galaxy group.
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solar flare, photographed by soho, 16th may 2015.difference...
solar flare, photographed by soho, 16th may 2015.
difference between images in a sequence. 30 frames photographed over 6.5 hours.
“the winged sun is a symbol associated with divinity, royalty and power […] In early Egyptian religion, the symbol Behedeti represented Horus [,] appears in reliefs with Assyrian rulers and in Hieroglyphic Anatolian as a symbol for royalty [and] on Hebrew seals connected to the royal house […] together with the inscription l'melekh (“belonging to the king”).”
image credit: nasa/soho. animation: ageofdestruction.
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dnmrdl: movie: oracleofbacon.org - connect actors by the...
- oracleofbacon.org - connect actors by the movies they’ve acted in together
- movie-censorship.com - find the differences between different releases of the same movie
- imsdb.com - a database of tons of movie scripts!
- whatthemovie.com - attempt to identify movies by the screenshot of one scene alone
- canistream.it - check if something’s streaming on Netflix, Hulu, Vudu, Amazon, Crackle, Blockbuster, YouTuber, Redbox, or iTunes with one click!
- doesthedogdie.com - ranks films based on whether the dog/pet in them dies, so you can watch without covering your eyes.
- crackle.com - watch full-length uncut Hollywood movies
- movie.tumblr.com - the biggest tumblr for movie news, movie facts, movie cameos and easter eggs. a movie buff’s wet dream.
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what’s the stuff on grocery store cake called? its not as sweet and more foamy…is that just like a whip cream? that stuff is the worst.
it’s lies and bullshit
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humanoidhistory: Mission control at the Johnson Space Center...
When Pluto was discovered in 1930, many people wrote in suggesting names for the new planet. Some...
When Pluto was discovered in 1930, many people wrote in suggesting names for the new planet. Some suggestions were Cronus, Persephone, Erebus, Atlas, and Prometheus. Eleven-year-old Venetia Burney suggested the name Pluto. She thought it would be a good name since Pluto is so dark and far away, like the god of the underworld. On May 1, 1930, the name Pluto became official, and the little girl received a £5 note as a reward.
americanexperiencepbs: “Adventure is worthwhile in itself.”...
explore-blog: Amelia Earhart, born 118 years ago today, on...
Amelia Earhart, born 118 years ago today, on motivation, education, personal growth, and human nature, in rare letters to her mother.
Pluto Dazzles in False Color
Whoa. NASA discovered an Earthlike planet. And the implications...
Whoa. NASA discovered an Earthlike planet. And the implications for Frasier are massive. Read our feature here.
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If you like psychology, you’ll love this collection of classic insights from the golden age of the discipline when the doctrine of inquiry was quite simply, if it’s interesting; study it and then write about it.
In this volume you’ll read about a case of multiple personality, children’s lies, stammering, fear of action, the nature of crowds and B.F Skinner’s critical evaluation of Sigmund Freud’s contribution to Western thought.
Written by people who shared an unquenchable curiosity to gain a deeper understanding of human behavior, the timeless psychology series is perfect for psychology enthusiasts looking for something thoroughly engaging to read and ponder.
July 24th 1847: Mormons arrive in Salt Lake ValleyOn this day in...
William Henry Jackson's painting of Mormons' arrival in Salt Lake Valley
Brigham Young (1801 - 1877)
Mormon pioneers in Wyoming, 1859
July 24th 1847: Mormons arrive in Salt Lake Valley
On this day in 1847, Mormon leader Brigham Young and his followers arrived in Salt Lake Valley. Mormonism was founded in 1830 when Joseph Smith published the Book of Mormon, which he claimed was a translation of sacred texts he had found written on golden plates after receiving a vision from an angel. The Church of Latter Day Saints, as they were known, faced persecution in the east for their views, which were regarded as blasphemous. Smith thus led his followers west, hoping to find a Mormon ‘promised land’. However, Smith was murdered by a mob in Illinois in 1844, and Brigham Young was chosen as President of the church. After being exiled from Illinois, Young continued the arduous journey west, which has earned him the nickname ‘American Moses’. In 1847, they arrived in the valley which, partly for the way its geography mirrored that of the Promised Land, was chosen as the site of settlement. Supposedly Young, who was ill and riding in the back of a wagon, saw the arid valley and declared “this is the place”, words that have become famous in the Mormon lexicon. Here, Young founded Salt Lake City, and served as governor of the Utah territory. Mormon settlers frequently clashed with the United States government, other settlers, and Native Americans; eastern Americans were particularly distrustful of the Mormon practice of polygamy, and the government attempted to ban it. The Mormon settlement in Utah expanded greatly after 1847, and within ten years of arrival had settled over 800,000 square miles. By the time of Young’s death in 1877, the Mormon church had over 115,000 members. This day, commemorating the arrival of Mormon settlers to the Salt Lake Valley, is celebrated as Pioneer Day in Utah.
These photos were taken from 1914-1918 by Lt. Walter Koessler...
trenches were very well built, but they still couldn't keep out the snow and the rain completely.
the view from the trench
playing cards next to the garden.
Preparing makeshift mortars. These are grenades on sticks fired at the enemy by a blank round in the rifle.
These photos were taken from 1914-1918 by Lt. Walter Koessler during his time as a German officer, during World War I. German trenches were known for being well-built. They were built to last, and included small gardens, bunk beds, common rooms, and kitchens.
British actress Zawe Ashton and Agnes Pareyio, who underwent...
British actress Zawe Ashton and Agnes Pareyio, who underwent female genital mutilation as a girl in Kenya, are two of the activists featured in “Stop Cutting Our Girls,” a documentary opposing the practice.
Pontso Mafethe/Courtesy of Pontso Mafethe
Female Genital Mutilation Is A U.S. Problem, Too
Female genital mutilation seems like something that happens over there. Not in the United States. But in Africa, in the Middle East, in Asia.
That’s not the case.
More than half a million girls now living in the U.S. are considered at risk for female genital mutilation. The procedure can range in severity from removing or cutting the clitoris — a sexual organ primarily responsible for female sexual pleasure — to sewing the vagina shut.
“It can be extraordinarily severe,” says Shelby Quast, policy director of Equality Now, a women’s rights advocacy group. “There are lifelong implications for health, both emotional and physical.” The estimated number of girls at risk is based on the number of daughters of immigrants from countries, mostly in Africa and from some communities in Asia, living in the U.S.
“It’s against the law in the U.S. to perform FGM, or to take the woman outside the country to perform the procedure,” says Quast. In 1996, a federal law was passed outlawing the procedure in the U.S., and in 2013 it became illegal to send a girl to another country — so-called “vacation cutting.”
But 26 states do not have their own laws criminalizing the procedure, and state laws could increase protection. “It’s important because states are where people live,” says Quast. “When women are looking to get services, or a girl is scared that this is going to happen to her, it’s important to have those services and laws available at the local level.”
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