My own suspicion is that the Universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose. —J.B.S. Haldane— Rachael - Detroit - WSU Mad Scientist-in-Training Clastrophysicist (Classics/Astronomy/Physics) This is my super spectacular (mostly) space blog!! I also enjoy math, Doctor Who, Supernatural, Cowboy Bebop, Fullmetal Alchemist, jellyfish, Detroit, Futurama, and cats.Tumblr (3.0; @aimlessinspace)http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/31bbb34a2bd61c30a23fc970929b94bb/tumblr_mmtt4tOuD31qgzn5jo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mineralia.tumblr.com/post/51080009048/fluorite-with-ferberite-from-china-by-dan" target="_blank">mineralia</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Fluorite with Ferberite from China</p> <p>by <a href="http://www.danweinrich.com/s_present.php?mode=canned&title=New+Specimens&whr=FROM+specimens+WHERE+status+!=+%22hidden%22+AND+keywords+REGEXP+%22050913%22&page=1" target="_blank">Dan Weinrich</a></p> </blockquote>http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/51106681882http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/51106681882Wed, 22 May 2013 18:49:27 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/19cd0077b4d3536d71d5e103a1d47a37/tumblr_mn6c8iU0Kb1rw872io1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/de09d85b0f74a8603aa43b7ddc2e1281/tumblr_mn6c8iU0Kb1rw872io2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/52be4338a888a481dfe47b5485885e0c/tumblr_mn6c8iU0Kb1rw872io4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://curioushistory.com/post/51031444809/leafy-sea-dragons" target="_blank">odditiesoflife</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em><strong>Leafy Sea Dragons</strong></em></p> <p><strong>These stunning sea dragon pictures illuminate their mysterious beauty and extraordinary adaptations. The near-invisibility of their fins gives the sea dragons the appearance of floating seaweed that is drifting with the currents. Instead of scales, they have protective armor to ward off predators. The row of spines along their backs can also wound attackers. At other times they will curl into balls like porcupines in self defense. Truly extraordinary creatures.<br/></strong></p> </blockquote>http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/51104522841http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/51104522841Wed, 22 May 2013 18:20:22 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cca6016307fc024ebfb73e6f0decfa75/tumblr_mn6uwtlDZ51rxlz5po1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/51085973291http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/51085973291Wed, 22 May 2013 14:11:07 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/423696e3a9cfe6f8af025addc176e8c6/tumblr_mn58cvowOM1qzamioo1_500.jpg"/><br/> Space Rocks by Ron Guyatt / posted by ianbrooks.me<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d5a4305a37908d447bce1553bc631fc1/tumblr_mn58cvowOM1qzamioo2_500.jpg"/><br/> Mountain of the Gods by Ron Guyatt / posted by ianbrooks.me<br/><br/> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ianbrooks.me/post/51019478698/science-and-space-posters-by-ron-guyatt" target="_blank">ianbrooks</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em><strong>Science and Space Posters</strong></em> by Ron Guyatt</p> <p>Part of a series for <a href="http://www.spacevidcast.com/" target="_blank">spacevidcast.com</a> to help inspire and spread the Good Word of Science!<span> Prints available at </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/RonGuyatt?page=3" target="_blank">etsy</a><span>.</span></p> <blockquote> <p><em>Artist: <a href="http://ron-guyatt.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Tumblr</a> / <a href="http://www.ronguyatt.com/" target="_blank">Website</a> / <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ron-Guyatt/204306249595553" target="_blank">Facebook</a></em></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/51069060491http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/51069060491Wed, 22 May 2013 08:53:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3f69614742022bcc50f3c6e4efc821ec/tumblr_mn7c8cCJmq1rnq3cto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://spaceplasma.tumblr.com/post/51068177186/an-expanding-bubble-in-space-a-star-40-times-more" target="_blank">spaceplasma</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h1><a href="http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_909.html" target="_blank"><strong>An Expanding Bubble in Space</strong></a></h1> <p>A star 40 times more massive than our sun is blowing a giant bubble of material into space. In this colorful picture, the Hubble Telescope captured a glimpse of the expanding bubble, dubbed the Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635). The beefy star [lower center] is embedded in the bright blue bubble. The stellar powerhouse is so hot that it is quickly shedding material into space. The dense gas surrounding the star is shaping the castoff material into a bubble. The bubble’s surface is not smooth like a soap bubble’s. Its rippled appearance is due to encounters with gases of different thickness. The nebula is 6 light-years wide and is expanding at 4 million miles per hour (7 million kilometers per hour). The nebula is 7,100 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia. <br/><br/><em> <strong>Image Credit:</strong> NASA, Donald Walter (South Carolina State University), Paul Scowen and Brian Moore (Arizona State University) </em></p> </blockquote>http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/51069037533http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/51069037533Wed, 22 May 2013 08:52:27 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e658b9fda7611360c3d5188541367d2b/tumblr_mn639zZy321r0mfobo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://davidcurtisstudio.tumblr.com/post/51015430403/venturing-out-in-different-way" target="_blank">davidcurtisstudio</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Venturing Out in Different Way </p> </blockquote>http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/51028976166http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/51028976166Tue, 21 May 2013 19:15:21 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0cdb21e89c8086df502658fbcab25d6b/tumblr_mn5lvtyMqd1qzqwamo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://threadlessrules.com/post/50999686445/listen-its-dangerous-to-go-alone-take-this-by" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">threadless</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Listen!</p> <p><a href="http://www.threadless.com/product/4978/It_s_Dangerous_to_Go_Alone_Take_This/tab,guys/style,shirt?utm_medium=social_profile&utm_source=tumblr.com&utm_campaign=052113_pm_123" target="_blank">It’s Dangerous to Go Alone! Take This</a> by <a href="http://www.threadless.com/profile/734847/mechanicalrobotpower/designs?utm_medium=social_profile&utm_source=tumblr.com&utm_campaign=052113_pm_123" target="_blank">Stacy Eyles</a> is new this week at Threadless!</p> <p>Gather up your rupees and check it out!</p></blockquote>http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/50999818496http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/50999818496Tue, 21 May 2013 12:32:29 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/feed754c043d3ec93a6f1fa42e693dd0/tumblr_mmtt8kgFW91qgzn5jo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://mineralia.tumblr.com/post/50999698127/beta-roselite-from-morocco-by-dan-weinrich" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">mineralia</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Beta-Roselite from Morocco</p> <p>by <a href="http://www.danweinrich.com/s_present.php?mode=canned&title=New+Specimens&whr=FROM+specimens+WHERE+status+!=+%22hidden%22+AND+keywords+REGEXP+%22051313%22" target="_blank">Dan Weinrich</a></p></blockquote>http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/50999812396http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/50999812396Tue, 21 May 2013 12:32:22 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0e5eac0736330f0674eac4ba547cdc98/tumblr_mm4nqk7ILR1qzy0ygo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b72c58482671e7dfbef56c383bc9f18e/tumblr_mm4nqk7ILR1qzy0ygo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://crookedindifference.com/post/50991676008/helios-b-helios-a-and-helios-b-also-known-as" target="_blank">crookedindifference</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helios_%28spacecraft%29" target="_blank"><strong>Helios B</strong></a></p> <blockquote> <p><strong><em>Helios-A</em></strong> and <strong><em>Helios-B</em></strong> (also known as <strong><span class="nowrap">Helios 1</span></strong> and <strong><span class="nowrap">Helios 2</span></strong>), are a pair of probes launched into heliocentric orbit for the purpose of studying solar processes. A joint venture of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and NASA, the probes were launched from the <span class="mw-redirect">John F. Kennedy Space Center</span> at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Dec. 10, 1974, and Jan. 15, 1976, respectively.</p> <div>The probes are notable for having set a maximum speed record among spacecraft at 252,792 km/h (157,078 mi/h or 43.63 mi/s or 70.22 km/s or 0.000234</div> <div><em>c</em>). Helios 2 flew three million kilometers closer to the Sun than Helios 1, achieving <span class="mw-redirect">perihelion</span> on 17 April 1976 at a record distance of 0.29 AU (or 43.432 million kilometers), slightly inside the orbit of Mercury. Helios 2 was sent into orbit 13 months after the launch of Helios 1. The Helios space probes completed their primary missions by the early 1980s, but they continued to send data up to 1985. The probes are no longer functional but still remain in their elliptical orbit around the Sun</div> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/50992022929http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/50992022929Tue, 21 May 2013 10:07:19 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0cbbfedc11a06815c802a9279220003b/tumblr_mn1x0hORIg1rpri2zo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fab28c3b15a1a5f87bd18c78a1d9a6f0/tumblr_mn1x0hORIg1rpri2zo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bcfbd0b9f6764a9f04bf5fc0abaa9dae/tumblr_mn1x0hORIg1rpri2zo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1f86d958907728d2fbd938ef04ee6d6b/tumblr_mn1x0hORIg1rpri2zo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1394aeeb41445e6595ca2722adda09a8/tumblr_mn1x0hORIg1rpri2zo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f3c7ffa1c758fa17367e8c665922d66e/tumblr_mn1x0hORIg1rpri2zo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d6603986571df9f9b09e1a83bd8f900f/tumblr_mn1x0hORIg1rpri2zo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8101b1f8e26498452ff6e9cd26216f60/tumblr_mn1x0hORIg1rpri2zo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://museumuesum.tumblr.com/post/50832951368/linda-connor-contact-prints-on-printing-out-paper" target="_blank">museumuesum</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Linda Connor</strong></p> <p>contact prints on printing-out paper from vintage glass plate negatives of Solar Eclipse from the collection of The Lick Observatory</p> <p>1893-1910, prints made 1977-1996</p> </blockquote>http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/50989298123http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/50989298123Tue, 21 May 2013 09:08:09 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3e57138578ecf25e80e161100ab38689/tumblr_mn5eu7dApv1rgcl90o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://soheiil.tumblr.com/post/50985380207/1st" target="_blank">soheiil</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>This portrait of Stephan’s Quintet, also known as the Hickson Compact Group 92, was taken by the new Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) aboard the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.</span></p> <p><strong>Distance:</strong>300 million light years..<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-year" target="_blank"><br/></a></p> </blockquote>http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/50989176213http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/50989176213Tue, 21 May 2013 09:05:20 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3cb0ab8da0a04ed25d34e2c0bbef182f/tumblr_mn2zriycOG1rfuijjo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/570f125d79dea52039733fab5a756b91/tumblr_mn2zriycOG1rfuijjo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1b46b261e0ccc07af608691b421eeef7/tumblr_mn2zriycOG1rfuijjo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b4f29403f10a8dbd1637d258ee532dba/tumblr_mn2zriycOG1rfuijjo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9d5ad07eb7c6ce3d8be04af6578f3c4d/tumblr_mn2zriycOG1rfuijjo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/df8ca4a142d9b2239d3bef9b00c3eec4/tumblr_mn2zriycOG1rfuijjo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/820f2f9a94b017ff284a0f8796e2d080/tumblr_mn2zriycOG1rfuijjo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a2f8f936ab6c07dc875076a0e684c2de/tumblr_mn2zriycOG1rfuijjo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://the-science-llama.tumblr.com/post/50949541829/butterfly-and-moth-wings" target="_blank">the-science-llama</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13084997@N03/sets/72157622467961844/" target="_blank">Butterfly and Moth Wings</a><br/></strong></p> </blockquote>http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/50989146442http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/50989146442Tue, 21 May 2013 09:04:39 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3fb33823400faabb2fb23b132d4edc53/tumblr_mn3n1zhLCG1qdpmluo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d4d1e44eda7da0ab67582f0de47d2a52/tumblr_mn3n1zhLCG1qdpmluo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p><em><small>“I always admired Wonder Woman and the Incredible Hulk, but I don’t know if I’d be a very convincing Hulk.”</small></em></p> </blockquote>http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/50989011285http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/50989011285Tue, 21 May 2013 09:01:40 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4b03a00e40a736d0309c13a593eb30d0/tumblr_mn3u440UQP1qeha15o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/50988839749http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/50988839749Tue, 21 May 2013 08:57:51 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/57a12ecdbb838a8af28ebbec6f3b8d27/tumblr_mmjk3bh3dV1sncg4jo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/27020259493aa9a23c482ad4beff6a05/tumblr_mmjk3bh3dV1sncg4jo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c13e074f7ae7a847b8542ead6e87ed4c/tumblr_mmjk3bh3dV1sncg4jo3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6a41202edb7ca239fb4682253e5474cd/tumblr_mmjk3bh3dV1sncg4jo4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/90507a8f77aab5b366ce4d3f598f2819/tumblr_mmjk3bh3dV1sncg4jo5_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/64450071de1f68b38a12838d6dea4683/tumblr_mmjk3bh3dV1sncg4jo6_250.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/50988800639http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/50988800639Tue, 21 May 2013 08:56:57 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9d90debeda613c297cd7642c14e00d03/tumblr_mf45zsouyw1qatka3o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/50988684819http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/50988684819Tue, 21 May 2013 08:54:13 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/544b682455ab5c20d1b33d4c1c4ba0f3/tumblr_mljblmUGdt1qcba7yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/50988530118http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/50988530118Tue, 21 May 2013 08:50:39 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f2167c90c82f99c9df3e5cfa89e6eb58/tumblr_mm52ymoaRv1qzy0ygo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://crookedindifference.com/post/50987661380/orions-belt" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">crookedindifference</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Orion_Belt.jpg" target="_blank"><strong>Orion’s Belt</strong></a></p></blockquote>http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/50988364324http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/50988364324Tue, 21 May 2013 08:46:43 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c8ea28c9a580d4ae4f5d7bfb9e26afc8/tumblr_mn4l6aSfWS1qfo270o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/50957784061http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/50957784061Mon, 20 May 2013 21:17:49 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4721bb6d0b0653c92fc296a0e8bfc05d/tumblr_mn4btx9fRF1r11qslo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/59d9bfb277beff2757f81955c38b80d7/tumblr_mn4btx9fRF1r11qslo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0f7b6c8d9d90843e2570efc392ec3efd/tumblr_mn4btx9fRF1r11qslo3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/abe8a37c7a55036162be916c7af14eab/tumblr_mn4btx9fRF1r11qslo4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/833dda9f81b4d70036b4e7489a20cc00/tumblr_mn4btx9fRF1r11qslo5_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/da45a43a95fc055536d6ee85298c5172/tumblr_mn4btx9fRF1r11qslo6_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <blockquote> <div><strong><small><a href="http://senj0ugahara.tumblr.com" target="_blank">H</a>owl + Dark hair</small></strong></div> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p></p>http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/50949218706http://aimlessinspace.tumblr.com/post/50949218706Mon, 20 May 2013 19:33:47 -0500