Aimless In Space

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.
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Posts tagged "earth"

NASA | Earth from Orbit 2012

A look back at the best views of our planet from space in the last year, including true color satellite images, Earth science data visualizations, time lapses from the International Space Station, and computer models

mineralia:

Zoisite var. Tanzanite from Tanzania

by Dan Weinrich

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Fluorite with Barite and Chalcopyrite from Illinois

by Dan Weinrich

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Piemontite with Quartz from Colorado

by Dan Weinrich

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Cerussite from Namibia

by Dan Weinrich

invaderxan:

A scale picture of the Earth and Moon, and the distance between them. The Moon’s a lot further away than you might realise…

(clickthrough for a bigger version)

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Shattuckite from Namibia

by Dan Weinrich

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Mimetite from Mexico

by Dan Weinrich

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Zoisite var. Tanzanite from Tanzania

by Dan Weinrich

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Fluorite with Calcite and Chalcopyrite from Illinois

by Dan Weinrich

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Azurite with Duftite from Namibia

by Dan Weinrich