itsfullofstars:

The Backbone of Night: Carl Sagan on cosmology throughout history

Awwww

the-star-stuff:

Earthlapse “Satyameva Jayte”

This is really an amazing and beautiful time lapse of the Earth.

Be humble for you are made of earth.

Be noble for you are made of stars.

the-star-stuff:

Whoa, Mars might have as much water underground as Earth does

If you’re planning on helping to colonize Mars, you’ll be thrilled to hear that a recent analysis of Martian meteorites indicates that there may be more water on Mars than we previously thought — a lot more. Scientists now think that the amount of water that’s underground on Mars could rival that of Earth. The discovery has rekindled speculations about the red planet’s ability to sustain life — including, potentially, that of human visitors.

Images via Shutterstock.com/Jan Kaliciak, and NASA.

This is a really awesome frequently updated map of wind across the US. Click here to see the animated version.

An invisible, ancient source of energy surrounds us—energy that powered the first explorations of the world, and that may be a key to the future.

This map shows you the delicate tracery of wind flowing over the US.

Time is relative.

Most Amazing High Definition Image of Earth - Blue Marble 2012
(better copy here)

fuckyeahspaceexploration:

Photographers always talk about perspective. It doesn’t get more perspective than this: first ever photo of the Earth and the Moon in the same frame, 1977. Taken by Voyager 1.

This doesn’t fall under Sunday Fluffday but it’s a great post.