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From your vantage in Beyonder Land, you must know that falling trees make sound regardless of human presence... the universe does not revolve around us you know. But how I do wish it were the other way around. Committing a crime is never off one’s conscious, even if you have a slick defense lawyer w...

You are probably right Geckzilla. But we shouldn’t give out too much information... but in this case, I will... “getting rid” implies some sort of criminal intent, therefore, the tip to proceed close enough to not be seen is a tactic to reduce crime.

If you ever want to get rid of something... throw it in a black hole... and if you get close enough... no one will see you do it.

Beautiful capture Luis!
Nice of the Moon to dress up for the occasion!

A belated Happy Birthday!

Many thanks to everyone at APOD for giving us a fun and interesting website!

some of the clouds remind me of a football... American that is! or an eye... or flying saucer... or Bugs Bunny's rocket to Mars

one arm, two arms… I have two but cannot create stars… I feel so inadequate… I reckon NGC 4725 is quite busy what with so few arms with which to work with… perhaps a comb WOULD help!

So if we stuck a microphone in the Moon, we might hear it rumble and grumble... from famishment and physics... for bakes and quakes

Sounds cool! (no pun intended… this time) I would love to hear the Moon!

Hi Chris, When you say that nebula and SNR remnants look as they do because of sound passing through them, are you referring to stimuli such as other SNs or do the sound waves coincide with the SN within its own medium? And is the “right ears” placing a radio transmitter on the surface of the moon?...

Hi Chris, When you say that nebula and SNR remnants look as they do because of sound passing through them, are you referring to stimuli such as other SNs or do the sound waves coincide with the SN within its own medium? And is the “right ears” placing a radio transmitter on the surface of the moon?

Interesting image taking!

But the Moon is no slug (or creepy crawly caterpillar) traveling at well over twice and not far from three times the speed of sound... sound that it isn’t making since it has no medium for sound to travel through in outer space.

I wouldn’t put it past some advanced galaxy trekking space aliens to have marked the planet with a “this is where we dumped our problematic DNA experimental upright bipedal life forms series revision H, so steer clear of this planet” sign. (I’ve always felt a little alien... maybe it's the horse tal...

Can somebody answer me. Do these energetic particles push the Earth to correct orbit, equalizing the gravitational pull of the sun that drags it to fall into the blazing ball of fire? Not only does the Sun make life possible here on Earth, it keeps the Earth from flying off into space. The Earth do...

FLPhotoCatcher wrote:What are the sunspot-sized blue areas surrounded by, sometimes faint, dark (hot) 'cracks'?

I don’t know... and not intending to be disrespectful but your question reminded me of a joke… What is the white stuff in bird poop?

Can somebody answer me. Do these energetic particles push the Earth to correct orbit, equalizing the gravitational pull of the sun that drags it to fall into the blazing ball of fire? Not only does the Sun make life possible here on Earth, it keeps the Earth from flying off into space. The Earth do...

the sun has a gun that Can Miss Earth
the flare with a glare that Can Mute Electric

all i’m say’n is naming our atmosphere “easier” makes breathing easier a lifelong thing... even though we are messier-than-77, we wouldn’t be worried about globular warming as much

Beyond wrote: ED, have you been nibbling on some 'loco-weed'

it wouldn't matter

Carbon dioxide measurements in the Earth's atmosphere did not break the symbolic milestone of 400 parts per million at a Hawaiian observatory last week, according to a revised reading from the nation's climate observers. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) revised its May 9 r...

I’m not usually one to milk things (not true!), but I have gotten on a sort of self-induced quest to educate (especially scientists) in some small way as to the dangers of giving cute names to things that could have dire consequences in the broader scope of cosmic media in which there are many thing...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gDT2Xk5-Oo So beautiful… so intriguing… so far away… I can’t help but wonder if there are creatures there perhaps similar to us… messy messy creatures… but who is messier? Messy :!: I disagree :arrow: if we weren’t messy we wouldn’t need combs… if we were any messie...

So beautiful… so intriguing… so far away… I can’t help but wonder if there are creatures there perhaps similar to us… messy messy creatures… but who is messier?

i'm feeling mean and green