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Stunning Photos of the Cosmos From the World’s Largest Digital Camera
The Vera Rubin Observatory shared the first images taken with the technology, hailed as a transformative breakthrough in astronomical research.
Space
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Crater on Mercury Named After Sculptor Ruth Asawa
This makes her one of a rare group of fewer than 30 women artists whose legacies are etched into our solar systems.
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Lunar Bead Necklace and Asteroid "Emoji” Head to Auction
Christie’s bizarre sale features other space rocks propped up on stands like sculptures.
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Move Over, Jeff Koons, Another Awful Artwork Is Heading to the Moon
At least we won’t have to look at it on Earth.
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NASA’s “Smiling Sun” Photo Unfolds a Galaxy of Solar Memes
The image of the Sun with a smile suggested by dark patches on its surface drew analogies to everything from the Marshmallow Man to Teletubbies.
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The Best Memes About the Webb Space Telescope Images
We may be but a speck of dust in this vast universe, but we've got jokes.
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The Deepest Images of Our Universe Are Here
NASA has released photographs taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, some capturing the ancient universe dating back 13 billion years.
Art
Jeff Koons Doesn't Get It
While Koons may be a man on the moon, he’s looking back at Earth, oblivious to the vastness behind him, if only he would turn around.
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Did NASA Spot an “Alien Doorway” on Mars?
Probably not, but it sure looks like one.
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NASA Spots a Massive Debris Cloud Created by Smashing Celestial Bodies
This is possibly the most excited the scientific community has ever been about dust.
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The Phallic Rocket Ship That Launched 1,000 Bezos Memes
Many have suggested a re-entry tax for the billionaire to land back on earth.
Art
The Vernacular of Space Through Images of the Moon
The Met's exhibition shows us that our cosmos is divided between the pictured and the real, and that the character of the pictorial asserts a powerful influence over our conception of the actual.