Hey fellow Stargate fans! I’ve been thinking about the concept of tricks within the Stargate universe, and it’s fascinating how different characters use them to outsmart their enemies. Whether it’s SG-1 coming up with clever strategies to defeat the Goa’uld or the Asgard using their advanced technology to deceive their adversaries, tricks play a…Read More

Hey fellow Stargate fans! I’ve been rewatching the series and I can’t help but marvel at the depth of the storytelling and the creativity behind the concept of Stargates. The idea of traveling to different planets and encountering new civilizations is so fascinating to me. What are your thoughts on the series? Do you have any favorite episodes or…Read More

Northern Fox FiresIn a Finnish myth, when an arctic fox runs so fast that its bushy tail brushes the mountains, flaming sparks are cast into the heavens creating the northern lights. In fact the Finnish word “revontulet”, a name for the aurora borealis or northern lights, can be translated as fire fox. So that evocative myth took on a special…Read More

Galaxies in the RiverLarge galaxies grow by eating small ones. Even our own galaxy engages in a sort of galactic cannibalism, absorbing small galaxies that are too close and are captured by the Milky Way’s gravity. In fact, the practice is common in the universe and illustrated by this striking pair of interacting galaxies from the banks of the…Read More

The Horsehead NebulaSculpted by stellar winds and radiation, this dusty interstellar molecular cloud has by chance has assumed an immediately recognizable shape. Fittingly known as The Horsehead Nebula, it lies some 1,500 light-years distant, embedded in the vast Orion cloud complex. About five light-years “tall,” the dark cloud is cataloged as…Read More