arousing images from outer space … ASK | SUBMIT anything to spaceporn! Tumblr (3.0; @spaceporn)http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcruc8t2uW1qzdbcpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Hurricane Sandy as seen from the ISS |</strong></p>http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/34713092693http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/34713092693Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:04:56 -0400ISSHurricaneHurricane Sandy<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma3yc1i0VS1qzdbcpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Solar Flare and Earth to Scale |</strong></p>http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/31238133523http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/31238133523Sun, 09 Sep 2012 20:21:37 -0400SolSolar FlareEarthSun<a href="http://www.360cities.net/image/curiosity-rover-martian-solar-day-2#32.04,28.79,87.8">360 Image of Curiosity rover: Martian solar day 2</a>http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/29491475921http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/29491475921Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:06:56 -0400MarsRoverCuriosity<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/45878034" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>The International Space Station, set to the soundtrack of Sunshine |</strong></p>http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/27651670977http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/27651670977Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:40:55 -0400ISSInternational Space StationVideo<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m71rezulLu1qzdbcpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Shove it up your…!!”</p>http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/27046384217http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/27046384217Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:16:00 -0400Neil deGrasse Tyson<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3oqi80Phm1qzdbcpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Supermoon over Paris</p>http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/22635186002http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/22635186002Mon, 07 May 2012 23:46:56 -0400SupermoonMoonParis<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3oqgrJsL21qzdbcpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/22635138955http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/22635138955Mon, 07 May 2012 23:46:03 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3csigqUb71qzdbcpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/22199143212http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/22199143212Tue, 01 May 2012 12:59:04 -0400Spacestation<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2mruylWYw1qzdbcpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>A Night in Moscow |</strong></p>http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/21270560231http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/21270560231Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:47:21 -0400SpaceMoscowEarth<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hoz5Q2rGQtQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>What Earth Would Look Like With Rings Like Saturn |</strong></p>http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/20023036040http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/20023036040Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:51:02 -0400EarthSaturnSaturn RingsVideo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m03ys0g8PY1qzdbcpo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I love both Neil and Jon.</p> <p>It’s like he’s saying: “Jon, I love you buddy, but get your shit straight!.”</p>http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/18437731523http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/18437731523Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:55:00 -0500Neil deGrasse TysonThe Daily ShowJon Stewart<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzrnjkGXHv1qzdbcpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>NASA Launches Rocket Into Northern Lights |</strong></p> <p>[<a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/02/rocket-launched-aurora/">Source</a>]</p>http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/18034925596http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/18034925596Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:21:00 -0500NASANorthern LightsRocketAurora Borealis<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lznby19aDq1qzdbcpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>An aerial view of Mars, The Red Planet |</strong></p>http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/17884218005http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/17884218005Sun, 19 Feb 2012 10:20:25 -0500MarsAerial ViewRed Planet<a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21428-tiny-volcanic-moon-controls-jupiters-auroras.html">Tiny volcanic moon controls Jupiter's auroras</a>: <p>Jupiter has a permanent ring of <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn1984-jupiters-awesome-aurora-revealed.html">auroral light</a> surrounding each of its poles (see photo). Most of the charged particles responsible for the light have long been thought to originate from tiny, hyperactive <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20527531.500-weird-worlds-io.html">Io</a>, which burps out about a tonne of sulphur per second in its persistent, violent volcanic activity. However, the sun was thought to cause any variations in the rings via changes in the pressure of the solar wind.</p> <p>[<a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21428-tiny-volcanic-moon-controls-jupiters-auroras.html">More</a>]</p>http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/17487148963http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/17487148963Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:34:41 -0500JupiterAuroraMoon<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzab33nklZ1qzdbcpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Orion Nebula |</strong></p>http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/17487093222http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/17487093222Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:33:03 -0500OrionNebula<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzab0mmC3v1qzdbcpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>A Moon’s Halo |</strong></p>http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/17487042256http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/17487042256Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:31:33 -0500Moon<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyda08GCzP1r7u6l5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://retina.smithsonianmag.com/post/16472507533/smithsonian-magazine-high-resolution-earth-photo">smithsonianmag</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/6760135001/in/photostream" title="High Resolution Earth Image"><strong>The Highest Resolution Image of Earth Ever</strong></a></p> <blockquote> <p>This composite image uses a number of swaths of the Earth’s surface taken on January 4, 2012.</p> </blockquote> <p><em>Photo courtesy of NASA/NOAA/GSFC/Suomi NPP/VIIRS/Norman Kuring</em></p> <p><em>Ed note: Perfect for your desktop background. Click the photo for the 8000x8000 image</em></p> <p>h/t <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5879142/the-most-amazing-and-stunning-highest-resolution-image-of-earth-ever?tag=space" title="Gizmodo">Gizmodo</a></p> </blockquote>http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/16474290827http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/16474290827Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:13:09 -0500earthglobalspacescience<a href="http://gizmodo.com/5878656/how-this-huge-solar-storm-is-going-to-affect-you">A Raging Solar Storm Is Hitting the Earth Right Now</a>http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/16414793574http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/16414793574Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:12:01 -0500Solar StormSolar Flare<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx6nu7QL8v1qbh26io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.itsokaytobesmart.com/post/15198324764/china-plans-manned-moon-mission-nearly-40-years">jtotheizzoe</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/dec/30/china-manned-moon-mission-lunar">China plans manned moon mission</a></strong></p> <p>Nearly 40 years after humans last set foot on the moon, China has announced formal plans to develop a return mission. The most striking part of this announcement is not that they want to go back, but that they plan to do it by developing their own technology and support systems, essentially recreating a half century of NASA’s achievements by themselves.</p> <p>And all this while the U.S. still has no vessel of its own to get people to space. Will this be the sign of a shift in space power? Or a call to arms to get our manned space program back on track to lead?</p> <p><em>(via <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/dec/30/china-manned-moon-mission-lunar">The Guardian</a>, above: Chinese character for “moon” along with artist’s interpretations)</em></p> </blockquote>http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/15206170436http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/15206170436Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:54:34 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqqu51699m1qg39ewo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/13807332627http://spaceporn.tumblr.com/post/13807332627Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:13:14 -0500Carl Sagan