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From the spiral galaxy NGC 986 to Saturn’s “B ring,” these are the Space Photos of the Week.
STUNNING SATURN
@five_axis is convinced that watching the sunrise is the best way to start a day, and we’d have to agree! Thanks for sharing this beautiful sunrise with us. -Whitney
SO INCREDIBLY GORGEOUS!!!
Space Oddity
Ground control to Major Tom
Ground control to Major Tom
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
This is Major Tom to Ground Control
I’m stepping through the door
And I’m floating in a most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today
Ground Control to Major Tom
Your circuit’s dead - is something wrong?
Can you hear me Major Tom?
Can you hear me Major Tom?
Here am I floating in a tin can
Far above the world
Planet earth is blue, and there’s nothing i can do…..
Why Japan’s conviction rate is 99%
In Japan, crime rates are low and the state incarcerates far fewer people than in other rich countries. But when people are accused of a crime they are almost always convicted
An aerial view of a Greenpeace protest at the Place de L'Etoile during the COP21 World Climate Change Conference 2015, in Paris, France on December 11th 2015. Around 50 activists tried to draw a yellow sun around the Arc de Triomphe monument. The summit is entering its final stages in an effort to secure a global agreement that would offer a long-term strategy for dealing with climate change. Credit: EPA/GREENPEACE
AWESOME! I am impressed with greenpeace’s vision on this protest. Art for the city of art. Nicely done!
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