We close 2014 with reveries of space
Out of This World
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'Mystic Mountain,' a pillar of gas and dust, in the Carina Nebula
<i>Photographed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope; © NASA / ESA / M. Livio & Hubble 20th Anniversary Team</i>
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Hubble's 24th anniversary photograph of the 'Monkey Head Nebula,' a cloud of gas and dust, and stellar nursery
<i>Photographed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope; © NASA / ESA / and the Hubble Heritage Team</i>
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The 'Butterfly Nebula', clouds of superheated gas from the death of a star
<i>Photographed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope; © NASA / ESA / Hubble SM4 ERO Team</i>
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Mass map of a galaxy cluster showing dark matter in blue and luminous matter in red
<i>© European Space Agency, NASA, and Jean Paul Kneib / Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées</i>
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The Sombrero Galaxy and halo, with spiral arms similar to the Milky Way
<i>Photo taken by the NASA / ESA Hubble Space Telescope; © ESA / C. Carreau</i>
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Rosetta's lander Philae lands on the surface of the comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko, November 2014
<i>Photo © ESA / Rosetta / Philae / CIVA</i>
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Solar flares on the left side of the sun, 2014
<i>Photo © NASA / NASA Goddard Space Flight Center / SDO</i>
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The Great Red Spot, an ancient storm double the size of earth, on Jupiter
<i>Photo taken by the Hubble Space Telescope; © NASA / Hubble Heritage Team</i>
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Perigee full moon, or supermoon, August 2014
<i>Photo © NASA / Bill Ingalls</i>
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The moon setting over the earth <br><i>Photograph taken from the International Space Station by Luca Parmitano;
© ESA / NASA</i>
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Astronaut Owen Garriott deploying the Skylab Particle Collection experiment during Skylab 3, August 1973
<i>Photo © NASA / Creative Commons</i>
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Buzz Aldrin photographed during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity on the moon, July 1969
<i>Photograph taken by Neil Armstrong; © NASA / Creative Commons</i>
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Buzz Aldrin's bootprint - one of the first steps taken on the moon
<i>Photo © NASA / Creative Commons</i>
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Pictorial plaque on the interstellar spacecraft Pioneer F, with iconographic information on our Solar System
<i>Photo © NASA / Creative Commons</i>
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EVA Astronaut Bruce McCandless II tests a space screw gun, February 1984
<i>Photo © NASA / Creative Commons</i>
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The Space Shuttle Atlantiis docked to the Russian Mir Space Station, 1992
<i>Photo © NASA / Creative Commons</i>
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Earth rising over the surface of the moon. Photo taken by the Apollo 11 crew, July 1969.
<i> Photo © NASA / Creative Commons</i>
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Earth, Eastern Hemisphere, 2014
<i>Photo © Robert Simmon / NASA Earth Observatory</i>
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Sunlight reflected off the Atlantic ocean as seen from the International Space Station, posted on Twitter by astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti
<i>Photo © ESA / NASA</i>
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False color image of the Sahara Desert in Algeria showing stretches of rock in purple, 2011
<i>Photo taken by Japan's ALOS Satellite; © JAXA / ESA</i>
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Liège, Belgium, as seen at night from the International Space Station
<i>Photo © ESA / NASA</i>
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Aurora Borealis seen over the Jökulsárlón lake, Iceland, 2013
<i>Photo © Moyan Brenn / Flickr</i>
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Dunure castle illuminated by the nearby village, Scotland, 2012
<i>Photo © Graeme Law / Flickr</i>
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Launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis on the STS-86 mission, 1997
<i>Photo © NASA / Creative Commons</i>
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Natural color image of Saturn's rings
<i>Photo © NASA / JPL / Space Science Institute</i>
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The 'Cat's Eye Nebula,' formed around a dying star
<i>Photographed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope; © NASA / ESA / HEIC / Hubble Heritage Team</i>
As one year draws to a close and we look forward to the next, our thoughts have turned toward the infinite—and, more specifically, to space and the beyond, and the imagination and drive of creative thinkers across the world.
In this spirit, for your viewing pleasure, we've put together a slideshow of some of our favorite celestial, extraterrestrial images, including beauties from the landmark Apollo 8 mission—the first manned spaceship to leave the Earth's orbit, reach our Moon, and return safely to Earth—which took place this month 46 years ago.
It’s inspiring and quite humbling, in fact, to consider how far we’ve come in just the past half century, led by man’s passion for discovery and connectivity. We recognize how small we are in relation to our Solar System, our galaxy, and our universe. At the same time, it’s impossible to ignore just how incredibly powerful our global community is; bolstered by technology, we are able to celebrate and cultivate imagination without limits.
As we look around at the current design landscape, that sense of exploration and communication is alive and well, and we’re filled with great optimism. If the past year’s depth and breadth of talent—emerging from places as disparate as Botswana, Korea, Scotland, and Mexico—is any indication, next year is going to be extraordinary.
Thanks for being a part of our community. We wish you and yours a happy holiday season and a bright new year. We’ll see you in January.
Warmly,
The L’AB/Pamono Team