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Iridescent Sky

This very cool shot was captured in Southern California not far Vandenburg Air Force Base. A Minotaur rocket had launched just about an hour before the photo was taken, leaving behind a very photogenic plume of smoke. The contrail shows amazing flashes of color picked up from the setting sun, even though it was captured at night.

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Scientists Discover Youngest Supernova Ever

NASA Photo via National Geographic In the life of the Milky Way, our galactic home, and the place where we can best study the makeup of the universe, we have only ever been able to observe a supernova that occurred in the late 17th century– just over 300 [...]

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Vatican: God and Aliens Can Coexist

Image from eddy13 The Vatican’s chief astronomer, Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, confessed in an interview that he saw no conflict between the religious doctrine he serves, and the scientific knowledge he peruses–including the possibility of “extraterrestrial brothers.” He also stated that it remains entirely possible that humanity [...]

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