Ho ferns,

Your morning space news,

Andy Gilmore

(Above) A jewel at the heart of quantum physics , a newly discovered mathematical object resembling a multifaceted jewel in higher dimensions. Encoded in its volume are the most basic features of reality that can be calculated — the probabilities of outcomes of particle interactions.

And HERE the above topic is explained in more or less plain english.

Also interesting, a comparison of the size of the moon an the continental United States,

Via Chris Hadfield

Speaking of extra-terrestrial escapades, here is a massive chart which outlines all the world’s orbital launches.

The Most Important Image Captured By Hubble

Maybe I’ll post more neat stuff later,

Peace,

– J