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The California nebula, an emission nebula in the constellation of Perseus 1,000 lightyears away.
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The Boomerang Nebula, a reflection nebula in the constellation of Centaurus 5,000 lightyears away.
James Webb Space Telescope
Imagine seeing 13 billion years back in time, watching the first stars grow, galaxies evolve and solar systems form…our James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will do just that!
As the successor to our Hubble Space Telescope, JWST will be the premier observatory of the next decade, serving thousands of astronomers worldwide. Seems like a lot of pressure, right? Well luckily, JWST is being prepared to fulfill its job by some super smart people…to be exact: more than 1,000 people in more than 17 countries! Once completed and deployed, it will be able to study every phase in the history of our Universe, ranging from the luminous glows after the Big Bang, to the formation of solar systems.
The Webb Telescope incorporates several innovative technologies, such as its primary mirror that’s made of 18 separate segments! They are able to unfold and adjust to shape after launch, and are made up of ultra-lightweight beryllium.
The sunshield is another impressive component of the telescope. The sunshield of the Webb Telescope is its biggest feature, and is the size of a tennis court! This five-layer monstrosity will deflect light and heat from the Sun, and allow pieces of the observatory to be kept very cold so they are able to operate properly.
Last week, we successfully installed the first of 18 flight mirrors onto the telescope, beginning a critical piece of the observatory’s construction. The engineering team used a robot arm to lift and lower the hexagonal-shaped segment that measures just over 4.2 feet (1.3 meters) across and weighs approximately 88 pounds (40 kilograms). The full installation is expected to be complete early next year.
This telescope is an international collaboration between NASA, ESA (European Space Agency) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and is scheduled to launch in October of 2018 on an Ariane 5 rocket. Until then, be sure to keep up with construction of this next generation space telescope: Twitter, Facebook.
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Parisian Surrealists Tristan Tzara, Paul Eluard, Andre Breton, Hans Arp, Salvador Dali, Yves Tanguy, Max Ernst, Rene Crevel, and Man Ray
Gentleman’s Essentials
If you don’t expect anything, life is one big bonus. But when you expect anything, then you can be let down.
George Harrison, quoted in Rolling Stone, 1974 (via thateventuality)
A little death without mourning
No call and no warning
Baby, a dangerous idea that almost makes sense
Shoot for the moon
Minimalist Geometric Tattoos By Turkish Artist Okan Uçkun
Tatuajes surrealistas elaborados con la combinación de naturalismo y geometría
The Reality Behind Travel Photography – Cropping Changes Everything
Apartement by YØDEZEEN
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Urko Sánchez Architects. SOS Children’s Village. Tadjourah. Djibouti. Africa. photos: Javier Callejas, Urko Sánchez Architects
Thank you Jools for having us.. 🎺 #LaterJools
Diego Rivera, Indian Warrior (Portable mural panel), 1931.
Loving you was like going to war; I never came back the same.
Warsan Shire (via wordsnquotes)
Concrete screens by Studio MK27#mid century, #architecture, #MCM, #modern, #design, #modernism
Later~
Fuji Architects. Nara House. Nara. Japan. photos: Fuji Architects
The mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting.
Plutarch (via philosophy-quotes)
- J.P Sartre
Habíamos peleado, él y yo; pero en este limitado universo nuestro estar peleados es otra forma de estar juntos.
Sartre, a la muerte de Camus (via pajareandoenlacalle)
As soon as you stop wanting something you get it. I’ve found that to be absolutely axiomatic.
Andy Warhol, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (via wordsnquotes)
I’m a bit awkward, and I’m a bit neurotic, and I’m a bit scared of people who are cleverer than me, and I’m scared of being judged and scared of getting it wrong, you know? But I just make it as if I never get it wrong, and people kind of believe me.
Matty Healy (via wordsnquotes)
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