A Fresh Perspective on an Extraordinary Cluster of Galaxies

Galaxy clusters are often described by superlatives. After all, they are huge conglomerations of galaxies, hot gas, and dark matter and represent the largest structures in the Universe held together by gravity. via NASA http://ift.tt/1O1Z0os

Winston Churchill

"If you're going through hell, keep going."

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Dark, Recurring Streaks on Walls of Garni Crater on Mars

Dark narrow streaks, called "recurring slope lineae," emanate from the walls of Garni Crater on Mars, in this view constructed from observations by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. via NASA http://ift.tt/1jrr9db

Supermoon Eclipse in Washington

A perigee full moon, or supermoon, is seen behind the Washington Monument during a total lunar eclipse on Sunday, September 27, 2015, in Washington, DC. The combination of a supermoon and total lunar eclipse last occurred in 1982 and will not happen again until 2033. via NASA http://ift.tt/1KK3rig

Supermoon Eclipse in New York City

A perigee full moon, or supermoon, is seen next to the Empire State Building at the beginning of a total lunar eclipse, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015 in New York City. The combination of a supermoon and total lunar eclipse last occurred in 1982 and will not happen again until 2033. via NASA http://ift.tt/1O4Jeup

Supermoon Eclipse in New York City

A perigee full moon, or supermoon, is seen next to the Empire State Building at the beginning of a total lunar eclipse, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015 in New York City. The combination of a supermoon and total lunar eclipse last occurred in 1982 and will not happen again until 2033. via NASA http://ift.tt/1O4Jeup

Plutarch

"The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled."

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John Steinbeck

"No one wants advice - only corroboration."

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The Nile at Night

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, recently past the halfway mark of his one-year mission to the International Space Station, photographed the Nile River during a nighttime flyover on Sept. 22, 2015. Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) wrote, "Day 179. The #Nile at night is a beautiful sight for these sore eyes. Good night from @space_station! #YearInSpace." via NASA http://ift.tt/1FlJwu7

Napoleon Hill

"Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit."

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Veil Nebula Supernova Remnant

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled in stunning detail a small section of the Veil Nebula - expanding remains of a massive star that exploded about 8,000 years ago. via NASA http://ift.tt/1JrGW0t

Benjamin Franklin

"You may delay, but time will not."

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Supersonic Shock Waves of a T-38C Aircraft

This schlieren image of a T-38C aircraft was captured using the patent-pending BOSCO technique and then processed with NASA-developed code to reveal shock wave structures. Researchers at Armstrong and NASA’s Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, California, have developed new schlieren techniques based on modern image processing methods. via NASA http://ift.tt/1KPgwer

Finley Peter Dunne

"The past always looks better than it was. It's only pleasant because it isn't here."

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Moons In Hiding

Prometheus and Pandora are almost hidden in Saturn's rings in this image. via NASA http://ift.tt/1Fry5kq

Billie Holiday

"Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose."

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Great Exuma Island, Bahamas

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this photograph of small island cays in the Bahamas and the prominent tidal channels cutting between them. For astronauts, this is one of the most recognizable points on the planet. via NASA http://ift.tt/1MEuGRY

George Burns

"You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old."

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Mignon McLaughlin

"The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next."

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Hosea Ballou

"Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit."

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Clear Skies Over the United States

On Sept. 17, 2015, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly captured images and video from the International Space Station during an early morning flyover of the United States. Sharing with his social media followers, Kelly wrote, "Clear skies over much of the USA today. #GoodMorning from @Space_Station! #YearInSpace." via NASA http://ift.tt/1imWoVW

Albert Einstein

"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer."

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Pluto’s Majestic Mountains, Frozen Plains and Foggy Hazes

Just 15 minutes after its closest approach to Pluto on July 14, 2015, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft looked back toward the sun and captured this near-sunset view of the rugged, icy mountains and flat ice plains extending to Pluto’s horizon. via NASA http://ift.tt/1MsTWKJ

Miguel de Cervantes

"In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd."

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First Weld of Orion Exploration Mission-1 Crew Module

Lockheed Martin engineers at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana, perform the first weld on the Orion spacecraft pressure vessel for Exploration Mission-1 on Sept. 5, 2015. This is the third pressure Orion pressure vessel built. via NASA http://ift.tt/1FMZ4Sg

Vince Lombardi

"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary."

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3,000th Comet Spotted by Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)

On Sept. 13, 2015, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory – a joint project of the European Space Agency and NASA -- discovered its 3,000th comet, cementing its standing as the greatest comet finder of all time. Prior to the 1995 launch of the observatory, commonly known as SOHO, only a dozen or so comets had ever even been discovered from space. via NASA http://ift.tt/1LeIwbW

Irving Berlin

"Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it."

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Good Morning From the International Space Station

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly shared this photograph on social media, taken from the International Space Station on Sept. 10, 2015. Kelly wrote, "#GoodMorning Texas! Great view of you, the #moon , and #Venus this morning. #YearInSpace" via NASA http://ift.tt/1F9IeBX

Arnold H. Glasow

"Success is simple. Do what's right, the right way, at the right time."

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Phyllis Diller

"A smile is a curve that sets everything straight."

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Menander

"Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado."

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Hubble Sees a Galactic Sunflower

The arrangement of the spiral arms in the galaxy Messier 63, seen here in an image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, recall the pattern at the center of a sunflower. via NASA http://ift.tt/1OGmfTq

Albert Camus

"Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better."

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@CharityCr1TiKaL: I still can't deduce why the smallest shits yield the biggest anal cleanup

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Methane Painting

Why does Saturn look like it's been painted with a dark brush in this infrared image, but Dione looks untouched? via NASA http://ift.tt/1MeaeqV

George Will

"The future has a way of arriving unannounced."

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Dawn Takes a Closer Look at Occator

This image, made using images taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows Occator crater on Ceres, home to a collection of intriguing bright spots. via NASA http://ift.tt/1EUXNNK

Marcus Tullius Cicero

"Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself."

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International Space Station Transits the Sun

This composite image made from five frames shows the International Space Station, with a crew of nine onboard, in silhouette as it transits the sun at roughly 5 miles per second, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015. via NASA http://ift.tt/1JQU3vL

Jean Paul

"For sleep, riches and health to be truly enjoyed, they must be interrupted."

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@CharityCr1TiKaL: @cree__ My friend did, he is on a shirt rampage since that HotFeed one. I can't design shit for shit so he makes shirts all the time for fun

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@CharityCr1TiKaL: A shirt for September https://t.co/tJxbIEwGTM

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Francis Quarles

"Put off thy cares with thy clothes; so shall thy rest strengthen thy labor, and so thy labor sweeten thy rest."

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Maya Angelou

"If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded."

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Joseph Roux

"When unhappy, one doubts everything; when happy, one doubts nothing."

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Hubble Peers into the Heart of a Galactic Maelstrom

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows Messier 96, a spiral galaxy just over 35 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo (The Lion). It is the nearest group containing both bright spirals and a bright elliptical galaxy (Messier 105). via NASA http://ift.tt/1i0WuDh

Robert Frost

"The best way out is always through."

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Sept. 3, 1976: Viking 2 Lands on Mars

​This rocky panoramic scene is the second picture of the Martian surface that was taken by Viking Lander 2 shortly after touchdown on Sept. 3, 1976 at 3:58 p.m. PDT (Earth received time). via NASA http://ift.tt/1Vz1YDo

Henry J. Kaiser

"When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt."

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Rocks Here Sequester Some of Mars' Early Atmosphere

This view combines information from two instruments on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to map color-coded composition over the shape of the ground in a small portion of the Nili Fossae plains region of Mars' northern hemisphere. via NASA http://ift.tt/1JyvxND

Alexis Carrel

"All of us, at certain moments of our lives, need to take advice and to receive help from other people."

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Good Night From Space

Earth's thin atmosphere stands out against the blackness of space in this photo taken on Aug. 31, 2015 by astronaut Scott Kelly on board the International Space Station. via NASA http://ift.tt/1PJ9YxN