#birth of a star

[th3-0bjectivist]

“Protostar” - Animated painting

[greetings-inferiors]

The birth of a star is honestly mind blowing

I can’t even fathom the amount of time it takes for a star to be born

ESPECIALLY after learning about the numbers behind it

Like - gravity (the weakest force in existence) works against BOTH the electromagnetic force and the strong nuclear force (the two strongest forces in existence BY A LARGE MARGIN)

The reason why it’s able to do this? Well to riff on one of the greatest doctor who quotes of all time: gravity waits. (Get the reference get a headpat)

The electromagnetic and strong forces are REALLY strong, but gravity - gravity may be weak, but it constantly puts in the work. And the more work it puts in, every tiny femtometer closer the particles get together - it gets stronger.

And every particle it traps makes it strong, stronger, yet stronger.

Across thousands, millions, BILLIONS of years, the particles get closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer until BANG

Gravity just ever so slightly tips over the top of the mountain which is the strong nuclear force graph (which is the wackiest graph I’ve ever seen and I’m not exaggerating much) and all the particles RUSH together in an instant and

BOOM

A good old fusion reactor.

Just the sheer absurdity of the mechanics behind it is awe-inspiring enough - and with theory like this, who needs for it to be applied?

[euesworld]

"Lay your head on my chest and listen to the sound of the universe.. it's beats a tune of life, a pitter pattering of soft sounds that will make you feel alive. The sound of galaxies colliding in my chest, the birth of stars or some such stuff.. but more than that it sings a hymn of love. My love for you, like a thousand moons speaking in languages of love untold.. I love you a thousand fold."

I love you with every heartbeat - eUë

[dressupdragonne]

[alexthefly]

Birth of a Star

For @flashfictionfridayofficial 's prompt: Birth of a Star. I went slightly different on this one, but hopefully it's not too terrible. (Even if it is, it's silly 'o'clock in the morning right now so I'm officially calling it!)

EDIT: Apologies if anybody notices a tiny tweak or two in the wording from earlier versions - it was driving me barmy and I had to fix it!

Fandom: Thunderbirds / Thunderbirds Are Go

Word Count: 506

Audience: All

Or read it on AO3

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She waits. 

There in the darkness between the heavens and the Earth, alone in a sky filled with stars, she hangs like a raindrop waiting to fall. Inside, earthlight filters through fused quartz windows, casting long shadows across her corridors. Everything is still, like the chill air just before the snow.

Anticipating.

Then somewhere down on the planet below a door closes, and from deep within her a single system stirs. Hums of electricity buzz through her little by little, carrying messages with it:

- Boot: temperature control -

- Boot: oxygen filtration -

- Boot: air circulation - 

From her outer wheel there’s a click and then a whir; gears shift and begin to turn, and a cable starts to wind. Round and round, more and more, she pulls on a weight that by rights she shouldn’t know up here; a weight that’s lessening, lighter and lighter until there is no weight. Still she winds, until eventually the spinning gears slow, and there is a satisfying thunk as her safety clamps find home.

- Elevator Status: Docked -

It’s time.

Banks of solid state LEDs flicker on to light the way. Her airlock doors open with a satisfying swoosh, and he’s here. The one she’s been waiting for.

The Voice.

He doesn’t come in right away but instead lingers in the doorway, tracing his fingers around the edge, as if to confirm its solidity. There are parts of her that he’s seen before, some he’s even had a hand in creating, but this is the first time he’s seen her intact.

Whole.

Hello, old new friend.

Finally he pulls himself forwards and floats into the main ring, following her coloured lines as he glides from panel to panel, room to room, getting his bearings. He keeps his helmet on for now - safety protocols are priority one - but he touches everything, committing it to memory, and in doing so he breathes life into her, making her much more than an assembly of parts; more than metal and glass. 

Making her real.

By the gleam in his eyes, he feels it too.

At last he reaches the central hub, where her 3D planetary display sits serene, illuminated all in blue, imitating the planet itself. 

Without hesitating, he brings up a side display and flicks through to find what he needs. He moves confidently over the controls, accessing menus, running checks; fingers breezing over the console as if he’d been doing this his whole life.  Perhaps in a certain way he has, but only ever in his dreams before today.

- Status: All life support systems nominal - 

He takes a deep breath and, letting it out slowly, removes his helmet. 

A moment. 

Two. 

A breath.

“I’m home,” he murmurs, smiling softly.

...Welcome home.

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- Incoming Call: Tracy Island -

He taps the icon immediately.

“How’s it looking up there, John?” comes a commanding voice, young but full of authority. “Everything go okay?”

“FAB,” The Voice - Her Voice - replies, his tone professional, but with an undertone of pride.

She feels it too. 

They are one now. 

“Thunderbird Five is Go.”

[renee-writer]

It Was Good

It was a void of black

Nothing existed outside the Creator

He moved on the surface of the deep

The deep darkness

Then

A Word

Let there be

Light

The nothingness wasn’t that anymore

Light

Scattered across the void

Pinpoints of light

Stars

Moon

Sun

The birth of Creation

Something from nothing

A Word

Existing where the void used to be

It was good

Light

Time

Created in that moment

The birth of the first stars.

The birth of the first day.

[shigeoreum]

“… It flows out of you… it flows out of me too… and I can’t tell where you end… and where I begin”

lyrics from “A Given Thing” by Weyes Blood and drawing is inspired by Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss ^_^

[spirk-trek]

I ALMOST SPIT OUT MY DRINK HE REALLY WENT "aww... anyway bye!"

[wileycap]

AITA for striking my (M43) son (M20) when he rejected me as his father?

I understand that the title might have you thinking the worst, but please hear me out.

I didn't have a relationship with my son for basically all his life. This was due to my circumstances at the time: I went through a major personal tragedy and was severely injured, to the point of being on life support. To this day I have a lot of issues with my health.

I recently reconnected with my son. I immediately invited him to meet my boss (M92), in hopes that I could set him up with a job opportunity. I feel that this is significant. As far as I know, my son has been working in menial jobs in agriculture, but then apparently chose to leave that life and - to my shock - join a criminal syndicate.

I felt as if getting a good government job would be a way to turn over a new leaf in his life, especially given his past. However, he immediately became combative. I attempted to give him some guidance in managing his emotions, but he rejected that as well.

I'm sad to say that the argument became physical. Some blows were exchanged, but in the end, I was angry enough to strike him. I immediately felt very bad, and decided to offer him the government job on the spot. He rejected me again, and chose to leave very abruptly. I haven't had any contact with him since.

So, AITA?

Edit: Yes, I admit that to call it striking him was an understatement. To clarify, I cut off his hand.

Edit: However, I feel like it should be stated that I myself am a quadruple amputee and we have excellent healthcare.

Edit: I did not immediately identify myself as his father when we met. I think this was my mistake. I think he would have been much more receptive of my message had I done so. As it stands I only told him of our relationship after I had struck him.

Edit: My wife is not in the picture. To my knowledge she passed before his birth.

[quitepossiblyknot]

An axon

What appears as a computer generated constellation mirrors a dendritic synapse

In this, the cellular activity occurring inside of you is mirrored by externalities of what occupies space

Carl Sagan said we are made of star stuff... With the mineral composition bearing similarities, what it out there is internal to what you are composed of in the mineral body. This would mean that there is a universe inside of you and that any observation made externally is merely observation of motions and rhythms subtly exposing your station inwardly. That would mean there is no separation

A neural connection in the brain is neuronal voltage that sparks cosmic dust to form nebula and that the plasma in the cosmos is likened to blood plasma where what is nebulous to neurons is parallel to nodes positioned astronomically, given credence to where those electron clouds out there bear resemblance to gas at a molecular level of giving rise to electrons gained that are air passing through your veins that give off oxygen to the cells

Realizing at a cellular level such as this is then what it means that every n***a is a star, whoever that artist is. To that case, your name and date of birth reflect your position amongst the stars that oriented the day you were conceived in thought to the polar coordinates of where you were conceiving yourself.

If there is this type of polarity, it would mean that there is an element of you that came before creation, a creator, your parents and family, prior to your friends, and far beyond that, even the concept of god. This means there is a non-physical and immaterial emanation of your being that is a soul outside of even the universe where you stood alone liberated from both law and governance by a God or goddess or God as a woman. And to the extent of this being true to how deeply you know yourself and these connections, there is connective tissue that holds memory of this. Is this why elders say, "remember who you are?"

I'm curious to become intimate with this aspect of the soul and to know myself at those depths to be acutely aware of who I am that has transcended both space & time to even conceive of what it is to arrive at this thought... What intelligence is this that accesses these type of records? Is this contained in akash or some super computer? Where am I to perceive this?

Whoa. I am being presented with a layer of discovering a part of myself I have never known and now I am left wondering what this is about... Has anyone else experienced this?

“Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.” — Leonardo da Vinci

[389]

Norwood Hodge MacGilvary (1874-1949), Birth of an idea, c. 1920

[euesworld]

[shutupcrime]

Some of you are too afraid to admit this but we all know Star Wars works best when it goes full soap opera

[harmoonix]

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(Astrology Notes)

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🌟 - Aries/Capricorn/Libra/Cancer in big 6 (Sun, Moon, Rising, Venus, Mercury, Mars) = Cardinal energy they bring to beginnings, changes, create new foundations and balances the world

🌟 - Taurus/Leo/Scorpio/Aquarius in big 6 Sun, Moon, Rising, Venus, Mercury, Mars) = Fixed energy, they make it to happen, action, inovation, hardworking, complexity

🌟 - Gemini/Virgo/Sagittarius/Pisces in big 6 Sun, Moon, Rising, Venus, Mercury, Mars) = Mutable energy, they bring the endings, flexible, adaptable, chameloens of the zodiac, old and wise

🌟 - Moon in Gemini Degrees 3°, 15°, 27° really know how to express themselves, they talk so smoothly and with ease, very intelligent as well

🌟Venus in Cancer/Venus in the 4th house loves to give hugs. This is something they adore to do, giving hugs and receiving hugs is like a love sign for them

🌟Sagittarius/Gemini Venus may have multiple love signs because they can't stand to only one loving thing to show their love for their partners

🌟The Degrees you have on your IC can show how you may like to decorate your home

Leo Degrees (5°, 17°, 29°) = Definitely a lot of lights, maybe neon signs aswell, golden hour aesthetics, beige/yellow colors

Scorpio Degrees (8°, 20°) = I see them following the traditional vibes maybe with brown/black/white and even gray, maybe vintage style, dreamcatchers, posters with their favorite singers/celebrities etc

Pisces Degrees (12°, 24°) = Turquoise/Green/Emerald colors, they may have or love tank fish, aquariums, comfortable bed, maybe neon star stickers/moon neon stickers who shine in the dark

Libra/Taurus Degrees (2°, 7°, 14°, 19°, 26°) = White/Pink maybe even purple, flowers/butterfly stickers, maybe quotes stickers, always making sure their room smells good

Virgo Degrees (6°, 18°) = Beige/Gray/Yellow and light brown colors, definitely a lot of photos with aesthete places/sun/forests/lakes maybe even with their friends

Aquarius Degrees (11°, 23°) = Definitely a lot of trendy things in their room, combined/mixed colors, a lot of selfies with them or their friends on walls, organized room, fresh, futuristic, a lot of neon lights

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🌟 - Venus in the 1st/5th/10th/11th and 12th house may like cinematography, the art of the movies, acting, theater etc

🌟 - Uranus aspecting the Sun have an electric beauty, they're very outgoing with their friends and love the way they are

🌟 - Jupiter in the 6th house is one of the luckiest placements to have if you want to improve yourself/your mental health and your work because it will extend those things and give you so many opportunities

🌟 - Chiron in the 1st house natives are so pretty when they'll realize that being insecure about themselves is nothing wrong and is time to start to like yourself because you are very beautiful!!

🌟 - Pluto trine/sextile North Node natives have a high chance to go through some sort of evolution and transformation in their life, mostly developing in childhood

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🌟 - Uranus/Neptune in the 9th house is a very spiritual placement, it makes the native to be more aware of themselves and to explore their curiosity for spirituality

🌟 - Mercury/Gemini/Virgo in the 10th house makes the native to have a powerful voice in the world, their voice can influence others, they are also very Intelligent and strategic

🌟 - Libra/Taurus and Pisces/Scorpio Moons can be attracted to architecture, they will definitely explore the place's style first

🌟 - Moon/Mercury/Venus in Fire Houses (1st, 5th, 9th) are fiercely passionately in love, they can share a beautiful love language, intense, a sharp tongue

🌟 - Moon in the 8th house is one of the most mysterious placements for the moon, the native is fully aware of the things happening in their life and their own evolution

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🌟 - Saturn in the 1st/6th and 12th house can have issues with being organized or keeping themselves healthy, sometimes they can get too tired aswell

🌟 - Asteroid Sirene (1009) in the 6th/12th house house are embodying the Sirene energy in their lives everyday, sometimes even without realizing. This energy is so dangerous yet so pure

🌟 - Asteroid Karma (408) in Libra or in the 7th house can indicate karmic relationships, and karmic partners (meeting partners with the same hobbies/interests/haibts as your exes ?? ya that's a sign)

🌟 - Asteroid Hebe (6) aspecting Venus indicates a young beauty no matter the age, your beauty still shines over the years just like in your Childhood

🌟 - Valentine asteroid (447) in the 6th/8th house have a unique love language, they're very sacrificial in their relationships

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🌟 - Valentine in aspects with Eros (433) makes the native to be erotic in their relationships, they seek for love/romance and want the same from their partners

🌟 - Moon in Air Signs can find themselves liking more music styles/listening to more than one genre, 1 song can be rock and the next one can be pop and so on..

🌟 - A fire Venus will love you with everything they have, fire is represented by passion and power, sometimes they can be too clingy

🌟 - Scorpio Venus/Venus in the 8th house can experience attracting people with the same toxic habits over and over, that's why you'll need standards

🌟 - 5th house ruled by Mercury/Jupiter or Moon will put the communication as an important key in their relationships, without communication you have nothing

🌟 - I can already tell Moon - Pluto aspects people hate endings, they don't like when things don't end (and is worse when they end on bad terms), because their mind keeps thinking about it

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🌟 - I have Uranus quintile Venus and that aspect makes me to be very tranquil about the relationships and the people I'm with. No rush with Uranus

🌟 - North Node aspecting the ascendant (minor aspects included) have the lessons to discover themselves, that's the theme for life. Don't listen to x, don't listen to y..only to yourself

🌟 - I can tell Sagittarius/Leo and Scorpio Mars men like to walk around the house naked 😭💀, always forgetting their damn clothes

🌟 - Mercury aspecting Mars talk really fast when they're mad like they be rapping in the same, I have a 10% chance to understand them taliing when these natives are into a angry mood

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🌟 - Pluto aspecting the south node can indicate being abused in a past life, or bullied. I remember reading about it was something about the finding your own power within yourself in this life time .

🌟 - Ascendant aspecting Venus are so so so likely to be crushed on, just because their energy/aura is so lovely and charming

🌟 - Cancer & Libra Placements mood changes based on the weather/season I swear they can be so depressed in the winter/fall and so happy in the summer/spring

🌟 - Capricorn Sun/Moon/Rising had to get mature from a young age that's why they got the thing with "being wise being sassy" because they work for what they got.

🌟 - This is really serious like 12th house placements really need to prioritize sleep a lot, guys sleeping is actually healing it isn't just going into bed and closing your eyes

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✨ Beautiful space post ✨

✨ I hope you all have a good day today full of light, love and good vibes ✨💅🏼💅🏼💅🏼

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[ky-landfill]

[evediamonte44]

What college major is best for you based on you 9th house.

Earth signs:

Capricorn 9th house: dentistry, investing, business, chiropractic studies, finance, engineering, cheif executive ( any major that deals with discipline & structure

Virgo 9th house: Performs well with majors involving acts of service(nursing, social work, psychology, teaching, accounting, dietitians, health care)

Taurus 9th house: Finance, Business, accounting, culinary arts, food science, real estate, agriculture business, investing, design (a calm and stable work environment with assured stability is best).

Air signs:

Gemini 9th house : communications, telecommunications,public administration,public relations, teaching, sales, advertising, art & design( any majors that encourages mental growth & really gets you to socialize & think)

Libra 9th house: law, politics, esthetician/ skin care specialists, real estate,

Aquarius 9th house: Computer science, engineering tech related, space related majors, mechanics.

Water signs:

Cancer 9th house: Real estate, nursing, pediatric care, child psychology, physical therapy, dermatology.

Scorpio 9th house: psychology, anthropology, mortuary services, accounting, finance,cognitive science, Forensics, casino management, banking, criminal studies (does well with deep & taboo majors).

Pisces 9th house: music, astronomy, journalism, film, literature,therapist, environmental science, earth science, biochemistry.

Fire signs:

Aries 9th house: militaristic studies, flight, fire studies(prevention, protection,investigation,) fire fighting, law, business, engineering, entrepreneurship, kinesiology.

Leo 9th house: Acting, Dance, design & applied arts, drama, Film, Art, Hairstyling, advertising, pediatric, teaching, social work, entertainment services.

Sagittarius 9th house: Aviation( flight degrees, philosophy, religious studies. Foreign languages, cultural studies, theology.