Most of us are familiar with the idea that within this galaxy, we live in our own solar system – the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, etc. However, our galaxy is much larger than our own solar system. In fact, did you know that a black hole is likely at the center of our own Milky Way Galaxy ?
Did you know that not all black holes come from a star? Those that do actually have a special name – the stellar black hole. But what does the formation of a stellar mass black hole consist of?
The sun, the biggest celestial body in our own galaxy, is nothing compared to some of the largest celestial objects that exist. That begs the question – what is the largest celestial object in outer space?
Nasa announced on Friday that Space Shuttle Discovery was ready to launch on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 4:50pm. Sadly, this is the last flight of Discovery.
Orion Nebula Image taken tonight using my Nikon D300. ISO 2000 at 8.7 seconds at f/5.6