Frontiers by John Tibbott and Frickenawesome
Up for the democratic process of voting at threadless, though you can gank the print now at society6. I realize this graph ridiculously, ridiculously, ridiculously, ridiculously, ridiculously, ridiculously *overstates* how much of the Universe we’ve actually explored, but cant we all just admire the implication that the Universe is a really big pie we all live inside? Mmm space pie…
The Big Bang by Deborah Bay
Inspired by a bulletproof plexiglass display with bullets embedded in it, Deborah set out to recreate the fragmented patterns of impact that seem to resemble miniature shattered galaxies on closer examination. Think of the bullet as the black hole at the center, slowly draining the worlds around it.
Or a lava flow on the Red Planet? Actually, it’s both — a Martian example of a psychological phenomenon called “pareidolia.”
PWAHH PWAHH PWAHH
Jónína Óskarsdóttir’s flickr page has a crop of amazing pics of the aurora borealis from last night as well as from earlier in the year and later last year.
Also, here’s a fantastic explainer with some more pretty images: What is the Aurora Borealis?
Solar Storm Paints Stunning Northern Lights
“No words can describe the experience of the Northern Lights show tonight,” said Jónína Óskarsdóttir, who took this magnificent photo in Iceland last night.
Let’s be honest, Carl Sagan is probably the best human being ever.
