In this image you’re looking into the past, because of how long light takes to reach us. We’re seeing them as they were EDIT: thousands*of years in the past, not long after the universe began.
coco_xcx on
it’s so insane to think about how there’s 14 people up there right now looking right back down at us
Feistypaprika7 on
Nahhh this shit is a simulation. Earth does not deserve this beauty
> A stunning snapshot in time. The Artemis II crew captured this breathtaking photo of our galaxy, the Milky Way. The Milky Way’s elegant spiral structure is dominated by just two arms wrapping off the ends of a central bar of stars. Spanning more than 100,000 light-years, Earth is located along one of the galaxy’s spiral arms, about halfway from the center.
SirMandrake on
To all the flat earthers and space travel deniers- Here are the damn stars you keep asking for!
FloydianSlip212 on
Cletus the slack-jawed yokel could call his ma from there
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In this image you’re looking into the past, because of how long light takes to reach us. We’re seeing them as they were EDIT: thousands*of years in the past, not long after the universe began.
it’s so insane to think about how there’s 14 people up there right now looking right back down at us
Nahhh this shit is a simulation. Earth does not deserve this beauty
NASA titled this image “[Starstruck](https://images.nasa.gov/details/art002e012588)”. Their caption:
> A stunning snapshot in time. The Artemis II crew captured this breathtaking photo of our galaxy, the Milky Way. The Milky Way’s elegant spiral structure is dominated by just two arms wrapping off the ends of a central bar of stars. Spanning more than 100,000 light-years, Earth is located along one of the galaxy’s spiral arms, about halfway from the center.
To all the flat earthers and space travel deniers- Here are the damn stars you keep asking for!
Cletus the slack-jawed yokel could call his ma from there
Space is so cool man