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I am deeply saddened by the death of my dear friend Leonard Nimoy. But, I also want to celebrate his extraordinary life. He was a true force of strength and his character was that of a champion. Leonard’s integrity and passion as an actor and devotion to his craft helped transport Star Trek into television history. His vision and heart are bigger than the universe. I will miss him very much and send heartfelt wishes to his family.

Nichelle Nichols (x)

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‘Hungry Twin’ Stars Gobble Their First Meals

Jan. 31, 2013 — Just-forming stars, like growing babies, are always hungry and must “feed” on huge amounts of gas and dust from dense envelopes surrounding them at birth. Now a team of astronomers including Robert Gutermuth, a University of Massachusetts Amherst expert in imaging data from the Spitzer Space Telescope, reports observing an unusual “baby” star that periodically emits infrared light bursts, suggesting it may be twins, that is, a binary star. The discovery is reported this month in Nature.

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I love the slightly crazed look Bones has in his eyes like 100% of the time

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au where flagrant xenophobia is sufficient grounds for dismissal from starfleet

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Look you guys

It’s the original Little Baby Pavel

He’s adorable

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NGC 922

image from: HubbleSite.org

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#das not ma baby #i aint no baby daddy #ds9 rewatch #lwaxana troi #odo #s4e21: the muse

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TYPOGRAPHY CHALLENGE: Day 13: Use your favorite color in a graphic

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The Red Rectangle Nebula from Hubble Credit: ESA, Hubble, NASA

Explanation: How was the unusual Red Rectangle nebula created? At the nebula’s center is an aging binary star system that surely powers the nebula but does not, as yet, explain its colors. The unusual shape of the Red Rectangle is likely due to a thick dust torus which pinches the otherwise spherical outflow into tip-touching cone shapes. Because we view the torus edge-on, the boundary edges of the cone shapes seem to form an X. The distinct rungs suggest the outflow occurs in fits and starts. The unusual colors of the nebula are less well understood, however, and current speculation holds that they are partly provided by hydrocarbon molecules that may actually be building blocks for organic life. The Red Rectangle nebula lies about 2,300 light years away towards the constellation of the Unicorn (Monoceros). The nebula is shown above in unprecedented detail as captured recently by the Hubble Space Telescope. In a few million years, as one of the central stars becomes further depleted of nuclear fuel, the Red Rectangle nebula will likely bloom into a planetary nebula.

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Today, we remember.

Today, we mourn.

Today, we accept the risks.

Today, we move forward.

Godspeed Challenger.

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futureperfecto:

Spock 2

by ~karracaz

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“Do you speak Romulan, Cadet…?” “Uhura. All three dialects, sir.” 

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ok

#dammit netflix

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Neon Lights Up Exploding Stars |

An international team of nuclear astrophysicists has shed new light on the explosive stellar events known as novae.

These dramatic explosions are driven by nuclear processes and make previously unseen stars visible for a short time. The team of scientists measured the nuclear structure of the radioactive neon produced through this process in unprecedented detail.

Their findings, reported in the journalPhysical Review Letters, show there is much less uncertainty in how quickly one of the key nuclear reactions will occur as well as in the final abundance of radioactive isotopes than has previously been suggested.

Led by the University of York, UK, and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and the Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya, Spain, the findings will help with the interpretation of future data from gamma ray observing satellites.

While large stars end their lives with spectacular explosions called supernovae, smaller stars, known as white dwarf stars, sometimes experience smaller, but still dramatic explosions called novae. The brightest nova explosions are visible to the naked eye. continue reading

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Super Nova Remnant N 63A Menagerie

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