Saturn in 2005 as seen by the Cassini probe:
The center of our galaxy, combining X-ray and radio emissions (you definitely want to explore the expanded, full-size image):
From Saturn to the Galactic Core
Tag: #astrophysics
Simulation of the development of the universe
With music!
SETI primer
Lots of people have heard of SETI, and many probably know that at least part of the search is done using radio. Here is a great introduction to what SETI is looking for and why radio is so important.
How galaxies die
Dive into some astrophysics with Dr. Becky.
New video from ESA/NASA
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center posted this trailer for the Solar Orbiter mission. Launch planned for February, 2020 from Cape Canaveral.
Astronomy update
First, a great video from Sixty Symbols describing the work of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics winners:
Next, an update from John Michael Godier on the latest interstellar visitor, Comet Borisov:
Follow-up note: Here is extra footage about the work of Dr. James Peebles. If you found the first video above interesting, you will want to watch this too.
2019 Nobel Physics Prize goes to astronomers.
The Nobel Prize in physics for 2019 was awarded to three scientists on Tuesday for groundbreaking work on the evolution of the universe and Earth’s place in it. Their discoveries have forever “transformed our ideas about the cosmos” and helped answer fundamental questions about existence, said the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
A more complete story is here.
Thinking aloud. 
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