Gail Luciani

Black hole spotted blasting winds at 130 million mph: "A scale almost too big to imagine" The European Space Agency said that the black hole inside the spiral galaxy NGC 3783 has the mass of 30 million suns.

A #black hole inside a distant #spiral #galaxy is devouring #material from the universe around it and creating #winds at speeds never before seen by #astronomers:

A spiral galaxy seen at a skewed angle. Its centre is a bright spot radiating light. A thick, stormy disk of material surrounds this, with swirling strands of dark dust and bright spots of star formation strewn through the disk. A large spiral arm extends from the disk towards the viewer. Some foreground stars are visible atop the galaxy.

Hubble image of Arp 184, also known as NGC 1961.

NGC 1961 is an extremely massive spiral galaxy. Its near side has a large spiral arm dotted with blue star clusters. Its far side lacks a similarly impressive arm.

Credit: ESA, NASA, J. Dalcanton, R. J. Foley, C. Kilpatrick
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Good morning, BlueSky.

Happy Caturday - feeling zen. 🧘‍♀️

The Philippine Falcon. The only raptor with steely blue eyes
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- Crested Barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii)
- Photo courtesy of Marc Guyt, South Africa

Deep purple pansy petals with a yellow eye.

Something beautiful for this day: Pansy, Yakima, Washington (December 2025). #flowers

tortie and orange tabby under a bed

waiting for guests to leave. i understand the impulse

a kind of architecture
- Wind walkers -

A hawk on a branch, its head twisted and tilted looking directly at the viewer

"What are you?"

#birds #birdoftheday #LookingatYou #hawk #raptor

Wings of mild intimidation
#photography #heron #greyheron #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birds #waterbirds #naturephotography

Just met this little fella at my 5am coffee stop. 😻😽🫶🏾

Pantone ‘Stained Glass’ door by Italian designer Armin Blasbichler

Pantone ‘Stained Glass’ door by Italian designer Armin Blasbichler

Penguin Portrait. Have you seen our Penguin nest cam?

#flowers
#nature
#photography
#flowersoftheday
#naturephotography
#bloomscrolling
#fungi

Kitty laying on the bed

Giant tailed cozy Kitty 💜😸💜

Happy Caturday 😉✌️

Happy Caturday

a cat is sticking its head out of a cat door . ALT: a cat is sticking its head out of a cat door .

Have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving, American peeps. Everyone else, I bid you good day.

His favorite show is on. The National Dog Show. He waits all year for this.

This is Bear. He is in charge of supervising Thanksgiving dinner preparation. Appointed himself to the role, but takes it very seriously. 14/10 (TT: emileebellant)

A fluffy mostly white calico cat on her side looking extra fat, one paw is raised and the other folded and her tongue is slightly visible.

Me, asking for another helping of mashed potatoes

Auroras are lighting up Stonehenge tonight — and they may be even brighter later.

Auroras are lighting up Stonehenge tonight — and they may be even brighter later.

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Ragdoll kitten swiping his paw at the camera Daily cat photo

Monday madness 😼

Fox on the mean streets of Portland, Oregon #Photography #ArtMural #Portland 📷🐸

The year I cookied Thanksgiving dinner instead of cooking Thanksgiving dinner.

Goodnight everyone from me & Bobby.

Today was tough but tomorrow needs us, so we’ll get back up and try again. Lives depend on it. 💛🐾

#WeWillFindAWay #HopeForTomorrow #NeverGiveUp
#GoodnightFromBobby #StrayDogs #DoItForThem
#RescueLife

Trump Administration Proposes Changes To Endangered Species Act Regulations In a move long expected, the Trump administration said Wednesday it intended to restore regulatory changes to the Endangered Species Act that President Donald Trump made during his first term, a move ...

The Trump administration announced it intended to restore changes to the ESA, a move quickly criticized as ensuring a death sentence to countless species.

The new regulations include changes that will eliminate protections afforded to threatened species under Section 4(d) of the Act. bit.ly/3XJbkDP

Write like no one will read it.
Edit like everyone will quote it.

You'll be unstoppable! 🚀

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmEditing #BookSky #WriteSky