ohstarstuff: As if approaching in an intergalactic spaceship, I love the sense of grandeur captured in this zoomed-in view of NGC 5033. Lying some 40 million light-years away, it features an active and bright galactic nucleus that is thought to …
sci-universe: Here’s something really cool: Electric Sail (E-sail) propulsion system, invented by Dr. Pekka Janhunen of the Finnish Meteorological Institute, has been funded by NASA. It’s exciting for many reasons. Once operational, its technology is expected to revolutionize the space …
