nasa:

No, this red beam in space isn’t a light saber! It’s a galaxy, far, far away — 44 million light-years away, to be exact. 

We often imagine galaxies as having massive spiral arms or thick disks of dust, but not all galaxies are oriented face-on as viewed from Earth. From our viewpoint, our Spitzer Space Telescope can detect this galaxy’s infrared light but can only view the entire galaxy on its side where we can’t see its spiral features. We know it has a diameter of roughly 60,000 light-years — a little more than half the diameter of our own Milky Way galaxy.

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whyyoustabbedme:

White supremacist trying to form a straight-pride parade accidentally lets truth slip at city council meeting

This is like something straight out of Parks and Rec

evanlovejoy:

Gharial study - I’m enjoying adding colour to these b&w drawings!

themoviewasteland:

Braindead (1992)

poblacht-na-n-oibrithe:

I’m the one on the right