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Target: mysterious object Mission: Instrument: Image Credit: NASA, Raghvendra Sahai (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Lars-Ake Nyman (European Southern Observatory Chile & Onsala Space Observatory, Sweden |
An exploration of the thousands of maps held in the Geography and Map Division that are photocopies, including those from many 20th century wars.
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Saint Joan of Arc has been the subject of many plays and books, and her life is riddled with legend. But we know that she was a very spiritual young woman who led the French in battle against the English. In a politically motivated trial, Joan was condemned to death and burned at the stake.
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In an interview on what George Barna sees as the biggest threats to our churches, he said “We’ve reached a time of Christian invisibility.” What does that mean?
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Featured in this new image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope is the dwarf galaxy NGC 4449. This galaxy, also known as Caldwell 21, resides roughly 12.5 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. NGC 4449 has been forming stars for several billion years, but it is currently experiencing a period of star formation at a much higher rate than in the past. Such unusually explosive and intense star formation activity is called a starburst and for that reason NGC 4449 is known as a starburst galaxy. Starbursts usually occur in the central regions of galaxies, but NGC 4449 displays more widespread star formation activity, and the very youngest stars are observed both in the nucleus and in streams surrounding the galaxy. It’s likely that the current widespread starburst was triggered by interaction or merging with a smaller companion; indeed, astronomers think NGC 4449’s star formation has been influenced by interactions with several of its neighbors.
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A reading from the Letter of Peter 1 Pt 2:2-5, 9-12
Beloved: Like newborn infants, long for pure spiritual milk so that through it you may grow…
Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat lived in France during the French Revolution. Concerned about the education of children, especially girls, and feeling a call to the religious life, she founded the Society of the Sacred Heart. The sisters worked for the education of the poor and ran boarding schools for the well-to-do.
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What happens if you ascend this
stairway to the Milky Way?
Before answering that, let’s understand the beautiful sky you will see
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Born in Haiti and brought to New York City as a slave, Venerable Pierre Toussaint lived an exemplary Catholic life both before and after gaining his freedom. Married and then widowed, Pierre continued his charitable works well into his elder years.
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Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, lunar module pilot, egresses the Apollo 10 spacecraft during recovery operations in the South Pacific. U.S. Navy underwater demolition team swimmers assisted in the recovery operations. Already in the life raft were astronauts Thomas P. Stafford (left), commander; and John W. Young, command module pilot. The three crewmen were picked up by helicopter and flown to the prime recovery ship, USS Princeton.
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Saint Augustine of Canterbury, a monk, was the first bishop of Canterbury. While he only labored for another eight years after establishing the diocese, his influence lives on. Part of his success, limited though it was, was due to his compassionate approach to the local peoples.
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Physicists discovered that isolating five ultrathin flakes of graphite, stacked in a specific order, allows the electrons moving around inside the material to talk with each other, a process known as electron correlation (pictured here). The resulting material can then be tuned to exhibit important …
This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item.
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Excellent view of the docked Apollo 9 command and service modules (CSM) and lunar module (LM), with Earth in the background, during astronaut David R. Scott’s stand-up spacewalk, on the fourth day of the Apollo 9 Earth-orbital mission. Scott, command module pilot, is standing in the open hatch of the command module. Astronaut Russell L. Schweickart, lunar module pilot, took this photograph of Scott from the porch of the LM. Inside the LM was astronaut James A. McDivitt, Apollo 9 commander.
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In the Style of Johannes Vermeer create an image of Thomas Jefferson – The third President of the United States- Thomas Jefferson was of average height- with red hair and a fair complexion. — using vibrant Color
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Mission: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Instrument: Roman Coronagraph Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech |
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Mission: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Instrument: Roman Coronagraph Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech |
In honor of AAPI Heritage Month, we are highlighting some of the many Asian American and Pacific Islander comic book creators, writers, and characters that can be found in the Library of Congress’ vast comic book collections.
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Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1803 by French artist François Gérard. Napoleon became Emperor of the French the year following this painting, on 18 May 1804.
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Dark markings
and bright nebulae in this telescopic southern sky view
are telltale signs of young stars and
active
star
formation
For many years after his student days, Saint Philip Neri lived as a layman engaged in prayer and apostolic works in Rome. During this time, he attracted many to join him—poor and rich. After ordination, he became a noted confessor and eventually founded the Oratory, a religious institute, with some of his followers.
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This image shows two types of sand dunes on Mars. The small dots are called barchan dunes, and from their shape we can tell that they are upwind. The downwind dunes are long and linear. These two types of dune each show the wind direction in different ways: the barchans have a steep slope and crescent-shaped “horns” that point downwind, while the linear dunes are stretched out along the primary wind direction. Linear dunes, however, typically indicate a wind regime with at least two different prevailing winds, which stretch out the sand along their average direction. In several places in this image, you can find barchan dunes turning into linear dunes as they are stretched out, but they both seem into indicate the same wind direction.
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AIPrompt = In the Style of Raphael Sanzio – Create a lifelike Image of Ancient Chinese god – Caishen- the Chinese god of wealth and money- is portrayed as a dignified figure with a golden cudgel. His touch can turn iron into gold- signifying prosperity. – using high contrast Color
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First reading from the Book of Deuteronomy Dt 4:32-34, 39-40
Moses said to the people: “Ask now of the days of old, before your time, ever since…
Are our cities, roadways, waterways, and more driving “a new kind of evolution” across animal species?
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Saint Bernardine of Siena seems to have been a man with a whole lot of energy. He preached, reconciled cities, fought heresy, and attracted great crowds. Bernardine always traveled by foot, and often preached in more than one city on a given day. He is best known today for his great devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus.
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The Moon is seen passing in front of the Sun at the point of the maximum of the partial solar eclipse near Banner, Wyoming on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the contiguous United States from Lincoln Beach, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. A partial solar eclipse was visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of South America, Africa, and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
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In the Style of pointillism – recreate photograph The Hindenburg Disaster – Sam Shere (1937): – Shere’s image captures the fiery crash of the German airship Hindenburg, marking the end of an era in aviation history1. — using Pastels Color
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In the Style of Leonid Afremov – reimagine Irises’ – By Vincent van Gogh — using Electric Color
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Detail of the sculpture “Silberne Frequenz” (Otto Piene, 1970/71, redesign 2012/14) at the LWL Museum for Art and Culture, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Orbiting 400 kilometers above Quebec, Canada, planet Earth, the
International Space Station
Expedition 59 crew captured
this snapshot of the broad
St
Saint Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi is known as the “ecstatic saint” because of her unusual gifts from God. To safeguard the authenticity of her visions, her confessor had her dictate them to fellow sisters. The result was five volumes encompassing ecstasies, letters, and inspirational sayings. But her life was not all sweetness; she also battled with temptations.
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Helen Ling was a supervisor for the computing group at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in the 1960s. She was influential in the inclusion of women in STEM positions at JPL. Ling encouraged women within the computing group to attend night school in order to obtain degrees that would allow them more professional opportunities within JPL. A pioneer for women’s rights in the workplace, Helen Ling was so admired in the computing group that those who worked under her lovingly referred to themselves as “Helen’s girls.” Many of them went on to become computer scientists and engineers within JPL thanks to the mentorship and guidance of Helen Ling.
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In the Style of Leonid Afremov – reimagine Irises’ – By Vincent van Gogh — using Electric Color
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Target: Mission: Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) Instrument: Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) Image Credit: M.F. Skrutskie (UMass; Principal Investigator, 2MASS), J.M. Carpenter (Caltech), R. Hurt (IPAC/Caltech) |
In the Style of van Gogh create an image of Smaug (The Hobbit trilogy): Smaug is a fearsome dragon known for his massive size- armored scales- fiery breath- and hoard of treasure. He is often depicted as a cunning and arrogant creature guarding the Lonely Mountain. — using vivid Col
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This second post in the Fabricating the World series explores mapmaking with woodblock printing.
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Researchers found a fossilized brittle star “frozen in time” during the brief period between splitting and full regrowth of its missing body half.
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Historic Map, Art meets cartography, 1621 Map of South America and North America, Ameria nova Tabula; Nieuwe kaart van Amerika – Willem Blaeu
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Saint Gregory VII, originally known as Hildebrand, was a reformer before and during his papacy. He struggled to gain the Church’s freedom from undue civil influence and paid a price for his efforts. Gregory VII died in exile in 1085. Thirty years after his death, the Church won its struggle.
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The title of this stained glass window translates as “Example for Married People”. Located in Pfarrkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt (Nesselwängle, Austria), it depicts two saints who were a married couple, Maria Torribia and Isidore the Farmer. Today is their feast day.
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