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A New Look at 2,000 Year Old "Guest Star"

"What caused a huge explosion nearly 2,000 years ago, seen by early Chinese astronomers? Scientists have long known that a “guest star” that that mysteriously appeared in the sky and stayed for about 8 months in the year 185 was the first documented supernova. But now the combined efforts of four space observatories have provided insight into this stellar explosion and why it was so huge – and why its shattered remains — the object known as RCW 86 – is now spread out to great distances."
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A Quartet of Moons

"The Cassini spacecraft has sent back yet another jaw-dropping image (just one of thousands now !) of four of Saturn’s moons posing around and inside the giant planet’s rings.

Titan is the largest in the background, and also the largest moon at 5,150 kilometres (3,200 miles) across, with Dione in front of it, which is 1,123 kilometres (698 miles) in diameter. Just to the right of the edge of the rings is Pandora, which is only about 81 kilometres (50 miles) in diameter. Tiny little Pan, only about 28 kilometres (17 miles) across, can just barely be seen as a speck inside the Encke Gap of the A ring on the left side of the image (look closely !).

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Landscapes That Will Leave You Breathless

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – St. Augustine.

Presenting another awesome series of landscapes that will leave you breathless.

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Jacques Loussier - Toccata And Fugue in D Minor

Jacques Loussier's Bach to Bach Trio
with André Arpino - Drums & Vincent Charbonier - Bass.
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A Flower Most Rare...

"This is a dark red to brown species of Cosmos, native to Mexico. Sadly it has been extinct in the wild for over a hundred years. The species survives today as a single non fertile clone, which was created in 1902 by vegetative propagation. The flowers which are produced by the plant are a rich deep red to brown color and grow to about 3-4 cm in diameter. The flowers have a lovely vanillin fragrance in the summer (also found in vanilla beans, some coffee beans and some cacao beans), which also makes it a wonderful ornamental plant."  
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"The Master called His reaper,  
"Go forth and find," said He,
"The fairest flower of the earth
And bring it here to me.

"Bring unto me a rosebud
That's tended with jealous care,
'Twill bloom in the light of heaven
 With beauty rich and rare." "
A Flower for Paradise by M. Laura Leddy

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Beyond 10,000 AD...Timeline of the Universe

"Welcome to the future ! Here you will find a speculative timeline of future history. Part fact and part fiction, the timeline is based on detailed research that includes analysis of current trends, projected long-term environmental changes, advances in technology such as Moore's Law, future medical breakthroughs, and the evolving geopolitical landscape. Where possible, references have been provided to support the predictions. FutureTimeline.net is intended to be an ongoing, collaborative project that is open for discussion - we welcome ideas from scientists, futurists, inventors, writers and anyone else interested in the future of our world."
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Interactive Sistine Chapel

"Here is an amazing bit of technology that you would never see in person, as you would NEVER be alone in the room. It is ALWAYS VERY CROWDED and of course you can't see Michelangelo's artwork close up as you can here. This is especially spectacular if you have a large high-definition screen! Too many details to view on an iPhone.

TO VIEW EVERY PART OF MICHELANGELO'S MASTERPIECE, JUST CLICK AND DRAG YOUR ARROW IN THE DIRECTION YOU WISH TO SEE.

In the lower left, click on the plus (+) to move closer, on the minus (-) to move away. Choir is thrown in free. MOVE THE ARROW AND YOU WILL SEE EVERY PART OF THE CHAPEL.

This virtual tour of the Sistine Chapel is incredible."

Click here: Sistine Chapel 

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