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On November 12, 1833, there was a meteor shower so intense that it was possible to see up to 100,000 meteors crossing the sky every hour. At the time, many thought it was the end of the world, so much so that it inspired this woodcut by Adolf Vollmy. 📌Source \ Dark Space🪐

The planet Mercury crossing the face of the Sun 📌Source \ Dark Space🪐

The Ant Nebula taken by Hubble Space Telescope 📌Source \ Dark Space🪐

Venus and the Earth doing cosmic ballet 📌Source \ Dark Space🪐

The Cat's Eye Nebula from Hubble 📌Source \ Dark Space🪐

M78 Reflectiin nebula in Orión by Steven Morh. 📌Source \ Dark Space🪐

Did you know? The Earth's magnetic field deflects a huge amount of solar material. Each second, 1.5 million tons of solar material shoot off of the Sun, traveling at hundreds of miles per second. 📌Source \ Dark Space🪐

1,344 light years away from us 📌Source \ Dark Space🪐

A thunderstorm from above 📌Source \ Dark Space🪐

A small section of the Andromeda Galaxy showing over 2 billion stars 📌Source \ Dark Space🪐