August

As a child I had very many favourite toys, and being a bit of a Tomboy, my toys were often boy's toys as well as girl's. To take a bit of a trip down memory lane I thought I would write this Hub to see how many of my toys you had too, and what toys you remember as your personal favourites.

The 2012 Perseid meteor shower wowed skywatchers around the world during its peak on Aug. 11-12, 2012. See spectacular Perseid photos by SPACE.com readers.

Back in 1983, astronomers discovered a star 450 light-years away that was surrounded by a cloud of dust — a textbook example of a solar system in the making. Now, nearly thirty years later, the cloud has suddenly and mysteriously disappeared.

The 2012 Perseid meteor shower wowed skywatchers around the world during its peak on Aug. 11-12, 2012. See spectacular Perseid photos by SPACE.com readers.

Ever hear of nebulium? It was the element that was discovered in 1864, and nearly busted the periodic table of elements. It didn't fit in anywhere! And that made sense — when you consider that the element that everybody believed was responsible for forming giant nebulae never actually existed.

This might just look like a microscope image of some strange, small life-form. But actually its a view of a massive 281-gigapixel image of a zebrafish embryo, which can be zoomed in on to show sub-cellular levels of detail.

yourmaj3sty: “ Side view of veins and nerves en Francais ”

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Scientists at the Kepler Space Observatory have discovered a "super-compact solar system" in which five planets are orbiting around their parent star at a distance at least 12 times closer than the Earth's distance to the sun. They're calling it the most crowded planetary system yet discovered.

Back in 1983, astronomers discovered a star 450 light-years away that was surrounded by a cloud of dust — a textbook example of a solar system in the making. Now, nearly thirty years later, the cloud has suddenly and mysteriously disappeared.

Anatamation is a blog that focuses on where anatomy combines with art, and how my life revolves around that area.

When the Oregon Ducks take the field on Jan. 10 to play the Auburn Tigers for the BCS Championship, they will be fielding the most complete squad in Oregon football history...