I've got a red belt around my mind

dollyfarton: ghostmice-killah: deliafrances: triumfa: Сhun,...

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:46:49 -0400

ghostmice-killah:

deliafrances:

triumfa:

Сhun, my little swimmer-rat

omgh look at this lil nugget.

too cute

oh sweet baby

When I think of you I get really happy.

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:37:27 -0400

When I think of you I get really happy.

Cutest thing ever: When people get really excited about something and end up rambling all about it. You can see how much passion they have for it and it's just the most adorable thing ever

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:35:53 -0400

Cutest thing ever: When people get really excited about something and end up rambling all about it. You can see how much passion they have for it and it's just the most adorable thing ever

#FujiFanPalm #FranklinParkConservatory #botanicalgardens #glass...

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:17:10 -0400

#FujiFanPalm #FranklinParkConservatory #botanicalgardens #glass #pretty #purple #nature #green (at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens)

Spent Sunday at the #FranklinParkConservatory with...

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:14:25 -0400

Spent Sunday at the #FranklinParkConservatory with @jordankochert ♥ #butterfly #botanicalgardens (at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens)

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Thu, 16 May 2013 23:35:59 -0400

ticktocksheep: queersuperteens: muffarino: Friendly reminder...

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:05:28 -0400

ticktocksheep:

queersuperteens:

muffarino:

Friendly reminder that Tom Felton improvised this scene because he forgot his line.

A+ acting, would cackle again.

I love how he looks genuinely impressed in the last gif.

allthingshyper: solanumtoxicity: chernobylkinsmen: myplannedpa...

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:39:20 -0400

allthingshyper:

solanumtoxicity:

chernobylkinsmen:

myplannedparenthood:

emtabet:

Birth Control 101 by *TomPreston

So, is this close to the truth now, do you think?

Yep.

The irony, of course, is that the same people who think this way tend to want women to be good only for sex. There’s no winning.

Y’know, I never thought I’d reblog a comic by Tom Preston of all people, but this comic and its commentary are pretty much accurate.

Damn, America. You cray.

We know we’re cray. And stupid as fuck.

We’re trying to fix that.

colbytwentyone: He’s so sweet to his fans

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:36:13 -0400

colbytwentyone:

He’s so sweet to his fans

fullcabs: fuck

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:35:15 -0400

fullcabs:

fuck

When my relatives ask if I'm drinking

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:09:30 -0400

anotherkate:

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Wed, 15 May 2013 22:08:38 -0400

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Wed, 15 May 2013 11:47:34 -0400

snake-lovers: Naja pallida

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:47:16 -0400

snake-lovers:

Naja pallida

dudewheresmycat: The voice of the people.

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:47:15 -0400

dudewheresmycat:

The voice of the people.

sagansense: World’s Largest Infrared Space Telescope Shuts Down...

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:35:00 -0400

sagansense:

World’s Largest Infrared Space Telescope Shuts Down Forever

After nearly four years mapping the “hidden universe,” the largest infrared telescope ever launched into space has reached the end of its life, European Space Agency officials say.

The $1.4 billion Herschel Space Observatory has exhausted the vital supply of liquid helium coolant that allowed it make the most sensitive and detailed observations of the cosmos in infrared light, ESA officials announced Monday (April 29).

The infrared space telescope’s official end was recorded by a ground station in Australia, which recorded an increase in temperature for all of the spacecraft’s instruments during the telescope’s daily communications session. It began its mission in May 2009. [Amazing Photos from the Herschel Space Telescope]

“Herschel has offered us a new view of the hitherto hidden universe, pointing us to a previously unseen process of star birth and galaxy formation, and allowing us to trace water through the universe from molecular clouds to newborn stars and their planet-forming discs and belts of comets,” ESA’s Herschel project scientist Göran Pilbratt said in a statement.

Named for famed 18th century astronomer William Herschel, the space telescope was the most powerful infrared observatory ever launched to space until it stopped functioning this week. It has a main mirror 11.5 feet (3.5 meters) across nearly 1.5 times larger than Hubble Space Telescope, and was designed to chart the universe in the far-infrared to sub-millimeter wavelengths of light.

“Herschel gave us the opportunity to peer into the dark and cold regions of the universe that are invisible to other telescopes,”> said John Grunsfeld, NASA’s associate administrator for science missions. The U.S. space agency was a partner with ESA in the Herschel mission.

The Herschel space observatory is responsible for some amazing images of far-off cosmic wonders, such as its dazzling views of the Eagle Nebula and Andromeda Galaxy. Its helium-cooled instruments allowed astronomers to study far away starburst galaxies and star formation closer to home in the Milky Way. The coolant kept Herschel’s instruments chilled to a temperature of minus 455 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 271 degrees Celsius), but that supply was expected to evaporate over time.

“It feels like losing a member of the family,” Herschel mission officials wrote in Twitter post at the mission’s end. “Almost 4 incredibly intense years in space.”

The Herschel observatory collected more than 35,000 scientific observations and 25,000 hours of data. According to ESA officials, that plethora of data will be Herschel’s main contribution to the world of science.

“The archive will become the legacy of the mission,” ESA officials explained in a statement. “It is expected to provide even more discoveries than have been made during the lifetime of the Herschel mission.”

NASA scientists said the Herschel mission’s effect on astronomy will far outlast the four-year mission itself.

“Herschel has improved our understanding of how new stars and planets form, but has also raised many new questions,” said Paul Goldsmith, NASA Herschel project scientist at JPL, said in a statement. “Astronomers will be following up on Herschel’s discoveries with ground-based and future space-based observatories for years to come.”

The space telescope has also paved the way for future missions focused on observing the universe in infrared wavelengths, ESA officials added.

“The mission resulted in a number of technological advancements applicable to future space missions and potential spin-off technologies,” ESA officials said. “The mission saw the development of advanced cryogenic systems, the construction of the largest telescope mirror ever flown in space, and the utilization of the most sensitive direct detectors for light in the far-infrared to millimeter range.”

Stay Curious, Watch: The Herschel Story (via space.com)

image 1: This artist’s illustration shows the European Space Agency’s infrared Herschel Space Obsevatory set against a background image of the Vela C star-forming region. The space telescope launche din 2009 and ended its mission in 2013. credit: ESA/PACS & SPIRE Consortia, T. Hill, F. Motte, Laboratoire AIM Paris-Saclay, CEA/IRFU – CNRS/INSU – Uni. Paris Diderot, HOBYS Key Programme Consortium

image 2: Each of the thousands of dots in this image is an entire galaxy containing billions of stars, revealed in a region of space called the Lockman hole, which allows a clear line of sight out into the distant universe, as seen by the Herschel Space Observatory. See more amazing images obtained by Herschel since its launch in May, 2009

image 3: ESA Herschel space observatory image of Andromeda (M31) using both PACS and SPIRE instruments to observe at infrared wavelengths of 70 mm (blue), 100 mm (green) and 160 mm and 250 mm combined (red). Image released Jan. 28, 2013. credit: ESA/Herschel/PACS & SPIRE Consortium, O. Krause, HSC, H. Linz

callmekennyp: new-ways-to-complain: conservativegirlonpolitics:...

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:14:28 -0400

callmekennyp:

new-ways-to-complain:

conservativegirlonpolitics:

That was the most informative thing I have ever been told by a duck

And I have been told a lot of things by ducks.

fuck. I did a while ago. darnnnit

e-jack-ulation: chasingcomics: The Man Who Lives Alone My...

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:22:19 -0400

e-jack-ulation:

chasingcomics:

The Man Who Lives Alone

My Intro to Comics final about ghosts and love.

oh god this is beautiful :’)

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Tue, 14 May 2013 09:10:15 -0400

nasty-otter: new bumper sticker came today (idea credit)

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:21:00 -0400

nasty-otter:

new bumper sticker came today (idea credit)