The Cotton Candy Clouds of Rho Ophiuchi
Image Credit & Copyright: Ángel Molina
Text: Keighley Rockcliffe (NASA GSFC, UMBC CSST, CRESST II)
Explanation: Although they look like cotton candy, you cannot eat these clouds! Taken in Cádiz, Spain, today’s image features the Rho Ophiuchi complex, a rich tapestry of young and old astronomical phenomena. This colorful cloud complex is a nearby star-forming region containing hundreds of young stellar objects, including protostars and T Tauri stars. Light from the triple star system at its center reflects off of small dust grains to create the blue reflection nebula. Ultraviolet light from hot stars ionizes the surrounding hydrogen gas, creating the red emission nebula. Antares, a red supergiant big enough to engulf the Solar System’s asteroid belt, lights up the yellow region. Dark interstellar dust blocks some of the complex’s color. Recent JWST observations exhibit shadows cast by hidden circumstellar disks, the beginning stages of planet formation. Messier 4, a globular cluster almost as old as the universe, sits in the bottom right and witnesses yet another chaotic burst of youth in the Milky Way.
Tomorrow’s picture: pixels in space
According to a survey, fifty-one percent of people believe that sharing a Netflix password with a significant other means the relationship is serious.
AN ALMOST NEW TICK TRANSMITTED DISEASE. I would include squirrels as carriers of the ticks, but I’m just a cat.
The Democrats are now the Democrat Socialist Workers Party of America.
They are the law unto themselves. It is why they don’t want ID’s to vote.
Pretty strange.
SPORTS
It is a shame that political parties and voters don’t make participants follow the rules.
Drones are a problem everywhere.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/27/us-news/united-airlines-flight-almost-hit-drone-at-newark-airport/
https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/06/26/the-20000-drone-that-should-wake-up-the-pentagon-n3816339
Trump news.
The Ocean Editor: Do you like sea turtles, LL ?
Turtle Cat: I sure do, here’s more information.
https://myfwc.com/research/wildlife/sea-turtles/florida/life-history/
India has made much progress in cleaning up their beaches.
Florida turtles.
https://www.islands.com/2190406/florida-beaches-watch-sea-turtles-hatch/
Georgia.
https://www.tiktok.com/@jekyllislandnaturegirl/video/7545626270260792607
https://www.carettaresearchproject.org/crp-experience
It beats graduating from college with a debt of $250,000.00 and a worthless degree. The Democrats almost pay more to protest and burn ICE cars than the circus.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/
Lieawatha wants 10 million to start a papoose day learing care center.
https://babylonbee.com/news/democrats-demand-reparations-from-african-american
