The Lightest (i.e., Least Massive) Known Star, OTS 44 [3000 X 2400]

The Ships by Darry Fletcher

Cosmic Web

The concept of the cosmic web—viewing the universe as a set of discrete galaxies held together by gravity—is deeply ingrained in cosmology. Yet, little is known about architecture of this network or its characteristics. Our research used data from 24,000 galaxies to construct multiple models of the cosmic web, offering complex blueprints for how galaxies fit together. These three interactive visualizations help us imagine the cosmic web, show us differences between the models, and give us insight into the fundamental structure of the universe.

An awesome work of the Center for Complex Network Research

"Voyager 1 entered interstellar space on Aug. 1, 2012, and continues to collect data, now nearly 14 billion miles away from Earth." -https://spacecenter.org/

X-Files, "Little Green Men" // NASA image of Voyager probe // Jimmy Carter's Golden Record greeting // Carl Sagan // Star Trek TNG, "Pen Pals" // NASA image "Pale Blue Dot" // CJ Cherryh, "Pots"

What is a Rogue Planet?

A rogue planet (also termed a free-floating (FFP), interstellar, nomad, orphan, sunless, starless, unbound or wandering planet) is an interstellar object of planetary-mass, therefore smaller than fusors (stars and brown dwarfs) and without a host planetary system. Such objects have been ejected from the planetary system in which they formed or have never been gravitationally bound to any star or brown dwarf. The Milky Way alone may have billions to trillions of rogue planets, a range the upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will likely be able to narrow down.

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image Credit: ESO/L. Calçada/P. Delorme/R. Saito/VVV Consortium

Hubble’s view of Jupiter on July 21, 1994. Credit: NASA/Hubble Space Telescope Comet Team

Caldwell 92 by NASA Hubble

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Comet PanSTARRS & Helix Nebula by Fritz Helmut Hemmerich