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(NASA via WiredScience)  The Rude Crude Cosmos

Earlier this week, the internet was captivated by an old picture from NASA’s Spirit rover appearing to draw a big ol’ dick in the Martian sand with its tracks. Now that everyone’s tired of looking at that, we can all remember that the universe is full of inappropriate stuff sure to delight your inner seven-year-old (Uranus anyone?). Case in point is the above image, a complex cloud of gas and dust known as the Keyhole nebula. Astronomers were too polite to give the structure on the left its own designation so the public has taken to calling it “The Finger of God” or “God’s Birdie.”

cyberduckie:

Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity has recently been challenged under the most extreme conditions so far, and emerged victorious. A pulsar and a white-dwarf were recently discovered orbiting each other, providing a unique arena to test gravitational theories. Though some of the scientists expected the theory to fail, the findings were consistent with what Einstein had laid out in 1915.

More info: http://bit.ly/11KBtyl

Photo credit: Antoniadis, et al.

-Courtesy of I fucking love science

astronemma:

Nearest Alien Planet Gets New Name: ‘Albertus Alauda’

The closest known alien planet beyond our solar system has a new unofficial name: Albertus Alauda.

That moniker won an online people’s choice contest organized by space-funding company Uwingu to choose a more exciting, approachable name for the Earth-size alien planet Alpha Centauri Bb, a scorching-hot world that lies just 4.3 light-years away.

Jay Lark, who nominated “Albertus Alauda,” said he chose the exoplanet name to honor his late grandfather.

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luxefab:

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sporadicq:

Jan Matejko, Astronomer Copernicus, conversation with God, 1872

wolfnmoon:

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