nasa: We’re on the verge of launching a new spacecraft to the Sun to take the first-ever images of the Sun’s north and south poles! Credit: ESA/ATG medialab Solar Orbiter is a collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA. After it launches — as soon as Feb. 9 — it will use Earth’s and Venus’s gravity to swing itself out of the ecliptic plane — the swath of space, roughly aligned with the Sun’s equator, where all the planets orbit. From there, Solar Orbiter’s bird’s eye view will give it the first-ever look at the Sun’s poles. Credit: ESA/ATG medialab The Sun plays a centra ..read more

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coeurdastronaute: Previously on Nerd The sun hung, shy of noon but still late in the morning, bright against the blinds, burning bright white and glaring despite the insistence that waking wasn’t an option by the inhabitants of the bed. From the late night, the tired hung heavier than normal for the morning person in bed as she slowly woke and shifted, yawning and burying her face in the pillow again to try to grasp at the last semblances of sleep.  Keep reading ..read more

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clarkekomtrikru: #when you’re doing your makeup in the midst of battle because you wanna look good af for a cute girl #but then the girl you are trying to impress comes at you in a rage because you tried to get one of her friends killed #mood deminished #got glammed up for nothing #what a shame #i’ll add this to my list of notes of “how to not impress girls from the sky” #anyways #onto more important things #do you like my makeup Klark ..read more

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wetmits: critter-of-habit: Me: Draw something that will make a nice print! Other me: drAW A MEME Amazing! All the little details WOW ..read more

parthenopaon: geekariffic: dealanexmachina: lexagf: idk why but i think it’s cute that they fold their hands differently okay but this is really fascinating and I love it? because lexa is taking a pose of authority. it’s a stance of extreme confidence in your strength, meant for intimidation. taking this stance means exposing your neck, front torso and vital organs and to do so voluntarily you’re basically saying, ‘come at me if you dare.’ because you have no fear of an attack. go back and watch- lexa uses her Commander ™ position all the fucking time, most often around titus. ev ..read more

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