Get your Sagan on with these 30 awe-inspiring photos of the final frontier

[Suzuki Johnny]

That wonderful space out there


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[BlacktopTravelr]

Amazing photos and people still think we are the only species alive in this huge universe.

[VRH]

cool!!! [emoji106]

[Designer]

We are all just One Tiny Drop in the Vast Ocean of creation.

[YoDude]

Very nice indeed! [emoji106]

Yo-

[NE_FL]

Thanks for that! [emoji41]

[Suzuki Johnny]

A not so gentle giant Jupiter is as gorgeous as it is anomalous. The planet actually has more in common with our sun than it does any other planet in our solar system, having developed from the celestial "leftovers" remaining after the formation of the sun. In fact, Jupiter has the same ingredients as a star (hydrogen and helium), however, the planet did not become massive enough to ignite. C'est la vie.

Jupiter also doesn't have a true "surface." A probe wouldn't be able to land on the the planet,

however, a spacecraft would also be unable to fly through the gas giant.

The intense pressure and extreme temperatures would literally vaporize anything that attempted to do so.

[Spyder]

A not so gentle giant Jupiter is as gorgeous as it is anomalous. The planet actually has more in common with our sun than it does any other planet in our solar system, having developed from the celestial "leftovers" remaining after the formation of the sun. In fact, Jupiter has the same ingredients as a star (hydrogen and helium), however, the planet did not become massive enough to ignite. C'est la vie.

Jupiter also doesn't have a true "surface." A probe wouldn't be able to land on the the planet,

however, a spacecraft would also be unable to fly through the gas giant.

The intense pressure and extreme temperatures would literally vaporize anything that attempted to do so.

So, if an alien on his way to invade Earth, flipped a cigarette butt out the porthole as it passed Jupiter, would we wind up with a second sun?

[YoDude]

That's a thought....A second sun. The implications would be phenomenal. A double star system, wow. [emoji106]

Yo-

[Suzuki Johnny]

A not so gentle giant Jupiter is as gorgeous as it is anomalous. The planet actually has more in common with our sun than it does any other planet in our solar system, having developed from the celestial "leftovers" remaining after the formation of the sun. In fact, Jupiter has the same ingredients as a star (hydrogen and helium), however, the planet did not become massive enough to ignite. C'est la vie.

Jupiter also doesn't have a true "surface." A probe wouldn't be able to land on the the planet,

however, a spacecraft would also be unable to fly through the gas giant.

The intense pressure and extreme temperatures would literally vaporize anything that attempted to do so.

So, if an alien on his way to invade Earth, flipped a cigarette butt out the porthole as it passed Jupiter, would we wind up with a second sun?

Nope... Jupiter isn't growing so it's size dictated it not becoming a star or a sun.......... [emoji2]

[Spyder]

So, in reply to my tongue-in-cheek remark, you are indicating that the hydrogen wouldn't ignite? I realize it's not massive enough for the pressure to naturally turn it into a dwarf star...my attempt at humor failed. (heavy sigh / head down in sorrow /shame) I guess I should have used the "I'm pulling your leg" icon...hmm, where is it?

[Cuban]

That's a thought....A second sun. The implications would be phenomenal. A double star system, wow. [emoji106]

2010: The Year We Make Contact

[BlacktopTravelr]

So, in reply to my tongue-in-cheek remark, you are indicating that the hydrogen wouldn't ignite? I realize it's not massive enough for the pressure to naturally turn it into a dwarf star...my attempt at humor failed. (heavy sigh / head down in sorrow /shame) I guess I should have used the "I'm pulling your leg" icon...hmm, where is it?

Use this one next time.

[Spyder]

So, in reply to my tongue-in-cheek remark, you are indicating that the hydrogen wouldn't ignite? I realize it's not massive enough for the pressure to naturally turn it into a dwarf star...my attempt at humor failed. (heavy sigh / head down in sorrow /shame) I guess I should have used the "I'm pulling your leg" icon...hmm, where is it?

Use this one next time.

O'tay, 'panky! [emoji106]