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Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Galaxy Tree

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The Galaxy Tree First came the trees. In the town of Salamanca , Spain , the photographer noticed how distinctive a grove of oak trees looked after being pruned . Next came the galaxy. The photographer stayed up until 2 am, waiting until the Milky Way Galaxy rose above the level of a majestic looking oak. From this carefully chosen perspective, dust lanes in the galaxy appear to be natural continuations to branches of the tree. Last came the light. A flashlight was used on the far side of the tree to project a silhouette . By coincidence, other trees also appeared as similar silhouettes across the relatively bright horizon. The featured image was captured as a single 30-second frame earlier this month and processed to digitally enhance the Milky Way. December 30, 2018 via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2LLZcwp

Scientists think they've found a super-Earth exoplanet dripping with sapphires and rubies

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Space The right kind of chemistry can lead to some strange sorts of worlds. The right kind of chemistry can lead to some strange sorts of worlds. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2CEhCvT"

What happens in the minds of free climbers

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Science Studying the brains of daredevils like Alex Honnold. Neuroscientist Jane Joseph was using MRI scans to study thrill-seekers' brains. Then a journalist suggested she look at free-solo climber Alex Honnold. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2SslMMM"