amazing science/nature images

ukimalefu · Post by **ukimalefu** » Thu Feb 04, 2021 9:53 am

Newly released Pluto ultra hd mosaic - click to embiggen (found on reddit, there was no actual source link)

ukimalefu · Post by **ukimalefu** » Fri Feb 05, 2021 8:19 am

Sadocus asperatus (on the left) and Pachylus chilensis (on the right) from Chile are one of the most archaic inverts around! They belong to Opiliones, an order of arachnids colloquially known as harvestmen, harvesters, or daddy longlegs.

TOS · Post by **TOS** » Fri Feb 05, 2021 11:07 pm

greater new york, from space, after the recent snowstorm

TOS · Post by **TOS** » Fri Feb 05, 2021 11:12 pm

just a bit of gravitational lensing

ukimalefu · Post by **ukimalefu** » Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:01 am

Diamond beach Iceland

ukimalefu · Post by **ukimalefu** » Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:15 am

Three countries are due to reach Mars in the next two weeks

A small fleet of spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates, China, and the United States will reach Mars this month after launching from Earth last year. The march to the Red Planet marks a marathon of firsts: it’s the UAE’s first foray into deep space, China’s first independent attempt to land on Mars, and NASA’s first shot at deploying a Martian helicopter.

The first image of Mars captured by China’s Tianwen-1 probe on February 5th, 2021.

While each mission has its own individual milestones, the fleet of spacecraft is collectively opening a new era in Mars exploration. With the arrival of these missions, the hunt for signs of off-world life is in full force. UAE, China, and NASA are all racing to gain a better understanding of a world believed to have held life at some point in the distant past or possibly in the present. With Tianwen-1 analyzing potential subsurface lockers of ancient life, Hope scanning the Martian atmosphere, and Perseverance scooping up dirt samples for retrieval, an answer could come soon, Nye said.

“What are the chances that someday evidence of life will be found there?” Nye said. “Very high.”

ukimalefu · Post by **ukimalefu** » Mon Feb 08, 2021 6:25 am

European-crafted glass beads found at three different indigenous sites in northern Alaska date back to the pre-colonial period of North America, in what is an intriguing archaeological discovery.

ukimalefu · Post by **ukimalefu** » Mon Feb 08, 2021 9:16 am

ukimalefu · Post by **ukimalefu** » Tue Feb 09, 2021 12:12 pm

Galapagos sea iguana. But I keep wanting to call it baby godzilla.

Aaron_R · Post by **Aaron_R** » Tue Feb 09, 2021 9:45 pm

No that lizard didn't get caught running down the wall. It was snare on the ground and the spider used a web pulley system to hoist it up like that!

ukimalefu · Post by **ukimalefu** » Fri Feb 12, 2021 6:27 am

Underwater Photographer of the Year 2021 results gallery

Aaron_R · Post by **Aaron_R** » Thu Feb 18, 2021 7:09 pm

first images from perseverance are in
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/raw-images/
descent images, video and audio is still pending uplink as the rover hasn't unfolded it's high gain antenna yet so can't transmit that data back yet

TOS · Post by **TOS** » Fri Feb 19, 2021 5:11 pm

these mars images are fascinating

macnuke · Post by **macnuke** » Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:28 pm

rule 34

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/0 ... re_twitter

DEyncourt · Post by **DEyncourt** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:17 pm

Video tweet: "NASA hid an Easter Egg in the parachute for Perseverance"

maurvir · Post by **maurvir** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 8:47 pm

TOS · Post by **TOS** » Tue Feb 23, 2021 10:03 pm

what it will look like when our milky way galaxy collides with andromeda, in five billion years

ukimalefu · Post by **ukimalefu** » Wed Feb 24, 2021 8:31 am

This only looks like grapes, so don't bite them

http://www.geologyin.com/2019/04/what-i ... agate.html

juice · Post by **juice** » Wed Feb 24, 2021 9:27 am

If chikie were here he could describe the process wherein that was made.

ukimalefu · Post by **ukimalefu** » Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:22 pm

At this rate, the space robots for the 2030s will be HUGE

juice · Post by **juice** » Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:36 pm

just like cars and trucks