Evaporating Mugs

Rainbow colors evaporating into a galaxy.

I smudged my paint brush around as I contemplated 9-11. This makes you think.

Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula. 2014 Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image showing dark pillars of dense molecular hydrogen and dust in the Eagle Nebula (M16). Ultraviolet light from young stars (out of frame) evaporates gas from the one light-year-long pillars, creating the halo-like effect. The small protrusions on the pillars contain globules of even denser gas which are embryonic stars; these have been dubbed Evaporating Gaseous Globules, or EGGs. The evaporation of the pillar limits the amount of gas and dust which these embryonic stars can gather. The Eagle Nebula is about 7000 light years from Earth, in the constellation Serpens. This iconic image was first obtained in 1995 (see image C032/1712) and was titled 'Pillars of Cr...

We're All Mad Here - Tim Burton Cheshire Cat

Gas pillars in the Eagle Nebula. Computer artwork of dark pillars of dense molecular hydrogen and dust in the Eagle Nebula (M16). The pillars are one light year in length and the most dense parts are known as evaporating gaseous globules (EGGs), which contain embryonic stars. Ultraviolet radiation from nearby young stars evaporates the gas from the pillars, limiting the amount of gas and dust the embryonic stars can gather. The Eagle Nebula is about 7000 light years from Earth.

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Salt deposits on the shore of the Dead Sea, Israel. The Dead Sea is a salt lake bordered by Jordan, the West Bank and Israel. At around 34 percent salinity, it is one of the saltiest bodies of water on Earth, making it easy to float in. At 418 metres below sea level it is also the lowest point on Earth. It is shrinking rapidly because of Israel's damming of the Sea of Galilee. The Sea of Galilee feeds the Jordan River, which in turn flows into the Dead Sea. The dam and diversion of waters for irrigation have radically reduced the flow of water from the Jordan River.