Billions and Billions
NGC 2818, a beautiful planetary nebula in Pyxis Credit: NASA/Hubble NGC 2818 is a planetary nebula about 6.5 light-years across, located some 10,400 light-years away in the southern constellation Pyxis. The structure of NGC 2818 contains the glowing gaseous outer layers of the central sun-like star that were expelled into interstellar space during the final stages of its life, after it ran out of fuel to sustain the nuclear reactions in its core. Planetary nebulae fade gradually over tens of
How the Hubble Space Telescope Captured the Cosmos
I'm really inspired right now. I believe in serendipity or perhaps you can call it perseverance. I begged the universe to get me into something that I wanted so much and the universe opened up. I'm going to meet my favorite poet tomorrow night and my world may or may not change, but for that split second, like when you're born I imagine, is like a star exploding. Good night. -Cornell
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