Words of Wisdom — December 10, 2013

Matisse on the Nature of Things

“I don’t paint things. I only paint the difference between things.”- Henri Matisse (born on this date in 1869)

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“I don’t paint things. I only paint the difference between things.”
– Henri Matisse (born on this date in 1869)

The most surprising and impactful new stories delivered to your inbox every week, for free.

With stars, gas, and dark matter, galaxies come in a great array of sizes. This new one, Ursa Major III/UNIONS 1, is the smallest by far.

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It took nearly 400,000 years, after the Big Bang, to first form neutral atoms. The imprints from that early time can now be seen everywhere.

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Some nebulae emit their own light, some reflect the light from stars around them, and some only absorb light. But that’s just the beginning.

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