Deep Views Of The Known Universe


The 2012 Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar is a fantastic tradition; it reveals a new image of the universe every day until Tuesday, December 25. [1 of 3]

today’s Very Short List:
tech 3 Dec 2012

by Patrick James, managing editor of VSL.


The images remind me of the current Harper’s cover story (sadly, print only), which references Garth Illingworth’s deep views of the universe. [2 of 3]


Only a fraction of a fraction of the universe might sustain life. Then again, we just found ice and organic matter close to home: on Mercury. [3 of 3]

All images via NASA.

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