Our Vast Universe

Want a better idea of how huge the universe is?  Take a gander at the biggest and most detailed image yet of the Andromeda Galaxy, our nearest galactic neighbor, which is 2.5 million light years away and estimated to contain a trillion stars. Now think about how estimates have shown that there are more than 100 billion galaxies […]

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Ambition

Here’s a great-looking little film about the purpose of the Rosetta mission. It was a collaboration between Platige Image and the European Space Agency. And hey, at least the characters aren’t wearing silver jumpsuits! Rosetta: the ambition to turn science fiction into science fact. “The making of ‘Ambition’” is available here.

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