Glow in the dark constellation chart









Glow in the dark illustrated constellation chart by Scott Benson on sale at Etsy.



He also draws a good Samus:







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1. I have no reason to think this is the case, but wouldn't Joseph Gordon-Levitt be great as Robin?



2. A gas giant orbiting a distant star is darker than coal.



3. Militarized garden gnomes.



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1. Boeing "is planning to send its own employees to the International Space Station on the first crewed mission of its CST-100 ship, the company said Friday. Apparently internal interviews are already ongoing, because Boeing wants its astronauts to help drive further development of the space capsule."



2. I'm guessing Jock is working on a poster for the movie Zombie for Mondo.



3. Fairy tale specimen creator Alex CF is looking for commissions.



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Journey to Mars posters






Mars United posters by Andy Rohr on sale here. Via.

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Ministry of Magic access point.




Most popular names in Europe for newborns.




Grains of sand - - one of the many terrific magnified photographs by Gary Greenberg that are available as prints. Via.




"Easter eggs" from The Dark Knight Rises poster. Via.



Image from The Anthology Project, I believe.




There's Waldo.




Rapture wallpaper.




Solar system.
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Moon light




The Moon by Nosigner (one of a kind as far as I could tell). Via.

*Previously: Tree growing in a light bulb.
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Flash game lets you play golf on the moon




Golf Sector 6:
What will it be like to do ordinary things on the extraordinary alien worlds of our solar system? For instance, will we still play our favorite games? In 1971, during the Apollo 14 mission, astronaut Alan Shepard hit a few golf balls on Earth's moon, where the gravity is six times weaker than on Earth. But what if you took a swing on Hyperion, where the gravity is 500 times weaker than on Earth? How gently would you have to swing to prevent the ball from going into orbit?

GOLF SECTOR 6 is an easy-to-play, Flash-based golf game that lets you tee off on Saturn's moons. It is based on some of our most stunning images returned from the high resolution cameras onboard the Cassini spacecraft that have been processed by CICLOPS and released to the public here on this website. Each of Saturn's moons has its own weak gravity, which should keep things interesting, so be sure to take that into account when you make your swing! Just like golfing on Earth, the goal is to hit the ball into the hole -- or in this case, the crater! -- using the smallest number of swings.
It loaded instantly and ran smoothly in Chrome and was pretty fun. Via.
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The Great Daylight 1972 Fireball



Wikipedia:
The Great Daylight 1972 Fireball was an Earth-grazing meteoroid which passed within 57 kilometres (35.4 miles) of the surface of the Earth at 20:29 UTC on August 10, 1972. It entered the Earth's atmosphere in daylight over Utah, United States (14:30 local time) and passed northwards leaving the atmosphere over Alberta, Canada. It was seen by many people and recorded on film and by space-borne sensors.
More at Astronomy Pic of the Day. Via.
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Nice view of the night sky from space



Nice view of the night sky from space via.

*Previously: "My Private Sky" Constellation Plates.
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The space shuttle docked at the International Space Station




The space shuttle docked at the International Space Station. Via.
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1. How to sue telemarketers. (Apparently, they have to give you a written copy of their do not call policy if you ask.)

2. Reddit agrees - - the move women love is the Vulcan neck kiss.

3. "DARPA seeks help for interstellar starship."

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A Reddit user uploaded this photo of his/her grandparents:



And Reddit users added color:







Penguin throats are terrifying.




Jenga on a roller coaster.




Your cat wants you to buy comics.




Possum and babies.




Why does Saturn have a ring?

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Map of the solar system

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Eye of Sauron atop AT&T skyscraper.



Mobile phone with rotary dial.



Moon pic circa 2007.




Ice cream killed the dinosaurs.



Ken Jennings personalized a copy of his book with ninjas.

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