[petuniasevan]

Today's APOD is space art, for a change.
The space artist's conception, whether based on a real place or the imagination,
is exhilarating and sublimely beautiful.

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[petuniasevan]

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[RightWhale]

Star 55 Cancri is exciting for some, mainly the press. Whether the system has a planet close enough to earthlike that it can be rendered fit for human habitation is still not known. We don't need to look so far distant for a second earth since the situation on Mars has been clarified. But there is an undercurrent of excitement. I believe there are millions of people who would do anything to get off this planet, and this hint of a possibility feeds their hopes.

[RadioAstronomer]

Thanks for the pings. I love them! Each planet found lends itself to the thought that my search is not totally futile. :-)

[~EagleNebula~]

SWEET!

It reminds me of the rock that is found in the SW corner of Montana....travertine. It is formed by the suphurifc activity! The colors and swirls in this shot are reminiscent of that type of rock!

Nothing like another reminder of 'home'! Thanks, so much! You make my day!