Cosmic Pingpong

 The Sun may be collecting rogue planets from as far as 3.8 light-years away, nearly the distance to our closest stellar neighbour, and some of them could already be orbiting out there right now. Rogue planets are worlds that wander through interstellar space without a star, kicked out of their birth systems by gravitational encounters. …

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Maps

A distribution I do not remember. That circle in MI is weird. Flattest US States Ranked. Wyoming least flat western state. Wisconsin least flat Midwestern state. Florida flattest US state. Using US Census regions as boundaries. WA is flatter than ME? Lake Paratethys and Europe 11.6 million years ago

English Haw

Claire Armitage Cornwall England The English have a wonderful subgenre of this kind of illustration. I am a fan.

Boy Sea Fishing

Hans Heyerdahl 1857-1913 Norwegian painter Fishergutten – 1886 Oil on canvas – 84 x 66 cm Drammen Museum of Art and Cultural History Norway

Springer Salmon

Mr. Tim Foster looking delighted with this big multi sea winter Spring salmon, the first of the season, from the Soldier’s Hole pool at Altyre Estate on the River Findhorn. These springers as they are called are among the most desired fish in the world. Wading out deep on to the ledge in high water conditions …

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