Trying to make sense of these maps. In this map, there are gaps in the solar circle near the Sun, while in others, there seem to be strong arms there... any thoughts on which (if either) is reliable? Do I need to add a spur to the left of the Sun connecting the Local arm to the Perseus?
Pose and exasperated expression in the bottom left is really nice :)
Storms on Jupiter or a geologic formation were my first instincts, very nice
Huh, wonder where you could find one of those.
(I do want to experiment more with different interpretations, especially when GDR4 arrives)
We are already at the Gaia NIR and the engagement of the Spanish Community meeting at the Spanish Space Agency in Sevilla indico.icc.ub.edu/e/GaiaNIRSev... for three days of present and future of #ESAGaia @icc-ub.bsky.social @ieec.cat
Oh, guess I just learned it's not called that cause it's pink and looks like a chewed up wad of gum XD
Woah, this really shows off Andromeda's warp better than any other image I've seen!
In more subtle ways such misinformation from such sources has already killed thousands (probably millions)
But a specific high profile event, yes, seems likely.
Friendly reminder that Birds are Dinosaurs, and there are more known species of living Dinosaur than living Mammals! ^^
(Their populations are similar, at ~100 billion each)
I got it! (but forgot the M number ;p)
youtu.be/kh6gSLInIXo?...
It's tradition, that makes it okay!
Stegosaurus in Jurassic Park vs Jurassic World, with the latter looking decades further out of date with a drooping tail.
The centrifugal force from the spinning earth will launch any tall enough vehicle into space, though ;)
Looks like it's 4kpc in diameter, not radius, so not actually farther except the edges of the square.
Might overlay it and see if it has any insights in the corners or major disagreements, but otherwise I think I'm sticking with Edenhofer.
Aurora from last night, in Minnesota, USA.
I lured them all to one side of the map, covering the retreat with AoEs (Wall of flame, spike growth, fireball, explosive arrows). Only one character lost more than temp HP.
This image consists of two sides. Left side: A top-down view of a spiral galaxy is shown. It has a bright central bulge with several spiral arms radiating outward. Overlaid on the lower part of the galaxy is a data visualisation, with colours ranging from blue to red. A label reading βSunβ marks a specific location within this overlay. Right side: An edge-on view of the same spiral galaxy is presented. It reveals the galaxy's thin disc and central bulge from the side. Coloured points are scattered along the disc, representing the same data as the overlay on the left side.
The image features a dark background with a thin, bright horizontal line running across the centre. This is our galaxyβs disc. Above and below this line, numerous white arrows point upward and downward. These arrows vary in length and are spread evenly along the line. Scattered among the arrows are small red and blue dots. The visual resembles an astronomical data visualisation, illustrating positions and motions of stars in our galaxy.
Stars in our galaxy make a stadium wave, Gaia finds π
Our Milky Way galaxy never sits still: it rotates and wobbles π
But #ESAGaia has just revealed that our galaxy also has a giant wave rippling outwards from its centre π www.esa.int/Science_Expl... π π§ͺ βοΈ
An artistβs impression of our Milky Way galaxy, a roughly 13 billon-year-old βbarred spiral galaxyβ that is home to a few hundred billion stars. On the left, a face-on view shows the spiral structure of the Galactic Disc, where the majority of stars are located, interspersed with a diffuse mixture of gas and cosmic dust. The disc measures about 100 000 light-years across, and the Sun sits about half way between its centre and periphery. On the right, an edge-on view reveals the flattened and warped shape of the disc. In this orientation, the disc warps 'down' towards our point-of-view: the dust lanes in the foreground are coming down from the galactic plane.
An update of this classic diagram, using a top-down view with the updated HΞ± from McCallum et. al. 2025, and a new side-view from a different angle than previous ones to show the Sun's location. From this angle the disk is warping "down" towards the camera!
www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
Jumping into the grit of Owl House finales/climaxes but right away :)
Frankie! <3
Aww that's cute, she's missing some teeth, must have gotten into some scrapes!
(Later) ... Oh ...
π¦ Fly through a 3D map of stellar nurseries β¨
Scientists have created the most accurate 3D map of star-formation regions in our Milky Way galaxy, based on data from #ESAGaia.
The map extends to a distance of 4000 light-years from us, with the Sun at the centre π www.esa.int/Science_Expl... π π§ͺ
Watch as the familiar pattern of the Scorpius constellation distorts into a whole new perspective.
The opening of the sequence pans up to Scorpius in the night sky. The brightest star in the constellation, Antares, is a red supergiant known as the "heart of the Scorpion." π π§ͺ
You made me rethink assumptions about my own OCs...
Enhancing my tomboy's early frustration, maybe they were not fast friends, but after learning more and standing up for each other they became friends. That's probably more narratively satisfying and engaging, highlighting her struggles and flaws.
What kinda changes? O3o
Technically incorrect: while 46.5 bly is the current radius of the observable universe, unless expansion slows light will be too slow to ever reach objects at that proper distance.
Thanks for the correction: I misremembered the timeframe of PMS stars.
Which reminds me of an anecdote from a geo prof: Many people once thought the Sun shone from gravitational collapse alone, until radiometric dating showed the earth was much older than the ~20my that would last!
Need to update my Betelgeuse model...
noirlab.edu/public/news/...
That two independent teams predicted it last year has my hopes up.
That it's supposedly a way younger pre-MS star is crazy (if true).
Urge to animate it... But I've got plenty of other work to get through first ;p
Iggy is down by the student camp / basement entrance.
