The number 2016 divided by 4 equals 504, exactly with no remainder, which makes the year 2016, like the upcoming years 2020, 2024 and 2028 (and beyond), a leap year. We will get an extra day, February 29. This pattern will repeat until 2100, when the cycle breaks. Though 2100 is exactly divisible by 4,…
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Tilt-shifted Andromeda
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Huge Asteroid Cruises Past Earth
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An asteroid wider than nine ocean liners sailed safely past Earth today (May 31), making its closest flyby of our planet for at least the next 200 years. Asteroid 1998 QE2, which is about 1.7 miles (2.7 kilometers) wide, cruised within 3.6 million miles (5.8 million km) of Earth at 4:59 p.m. EDT (2059 GMT)…
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What the Night Sky Would Look Like if Cities Went Dark
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Thierry Cohen began his professional career in 1985 and is seen as one of the pioneers of digital photography. Cohen currently lives and works in Paris. Since 2010 he has devoted himself to a single project – “Villes Enteintes” (Darkened Cities) – which depicts the major cities of the world as they would appear at…
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These Galaxy Beddings Will Let You Sleep Among The Stars
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