Tag: solar system

  • A Lantern For Your Room That Looks Like the Moon!

    A Lantern For Your Room That Looks Like the Moon!

    Looking for an amazing gift for that someone special? What don’t you buy them the moon! More specifically, Acorn have just launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo seeking funds to make a moon lantern! It’s made from glass fiber and latex, and comes in 7 different sizes ranging from 3.2 inches to 23.6 inches. We. Just. Love.…

  • The Yellowstone Milky Way is A Sight to See!

    The Yellowstone Milky Way is A Sight to See!

    Photographer David Lane recently captured these amazing photos of the Milky Way in Yellowstone park in America. You might notice the vibrant coloration – it’s the effect of the photographer increasing the airglow saturation by 10% instead of decreasing it. There’s some combination involved: one picture can made up from 16 combined shots. David is avid fan…

  • Putting Our Amazing Planet and the Solar System Into Perspective

    Putting Our Amazing Planet and the Solar System Into Perspective

    This amazing graphic was created by Roberto Ziche and shows our earth and solar system to scale. Roberto explains: “At the Chabot Space and Science Center there were some old, poor quality images, probably downloaded from internet and printed on office paper, showing the Sun and the planets to scale. I found the images content to be extremely…

  • Planetary Structural Layer Cakes Designed by Cakecrumbs

    Planetary Structural Layer Cakes Designed by Cakecrumbs

    Self-taught chef Rhiannon over at Cakecrumbs has been working on a fun series of planetary cakes that are designed to be scientifically accurate with different types of cake representing various layers within Earth and Jupiter. For her Jupiter Cake the center is the theoretical rock/ice core (mudcake), followed by a layer of liquid metallic hydrogen (almond butter), and finally…