fuck yeah dwarves!
(por ahora) 

perseids fail!
e-ve-ry-ye-ar

<moving to the atacama desert> 

reality vs expectation!
>_< 

discoverynews:

Discovery News chats with Caltech astronomer Mike Brown about the recent discovery of a fifth moon orbiting Pluto:

“It’s a really good reminder that you don’t have to be a planet to be interesting.”

-damn right! 

ikenbot:

Orion and Shrine

by Oshin D. Zakarian

Stars of the constellation Orion, the Hunter, shine above the lights of an Imamzadeh (meaning Imam-born in Persian) monument in the Alamut valley of Iran. Imamzadeh is a very common form of shrines in Iran.

El asteroide Vesta cubierto de color 

Durante el fenómeno fue posible usar aplicaciones de smartphone que informaban detalles del tránsito AP/Jae C. Hong

ikenbot:

Comet Lovejoy Over Australia

by Jia Hao

Sketch of Transit of Venus 1769Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Sun-Earth DayBy the Venus transit of December 8, 1874, photography had been invented, and hundreds of photographs were taken of the event, though few were useful enough for scientists. Over $1 million was spent worldwide on observations. The sketch shown here is of the transit as observed in London.

French Cartoon of Venus Transit ViewingCredit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Sun-Earth DayThe transit of Venus on June 3, 1769, led to the publication of 400 sightings. Benjamin Franklin observed it in the United States, as did explorers Mason and Dixon at the Cape of Good Hope. Many international expeditions were launched to observe the event.

ikenbot:

June 5th Transit of Venus Offers Last-Chance Views

Look skyward, space-lovers: Tuesday, June 5 is the last chance in your lifetime to see the transit of Venus across the face of the sun.

Venus won’t visibly pass between the Earth and the sun again until 2117.

Space Law: Is Asteroid Mining Legal?

(ahhhh!, finalmente estamos llegando al futuro!)

Grumman LSS Project Rover, 1963

(via absurdonio)

El eclipse también se vio en Phoenix