The Huge Entity: 12,800 years in the blink of an eye

12,800 years in the blink of an eye

Tuesday, April 26, 2005 → by Danieru

"Experts have dated the UK's oldest rock art, at Creswell Crags in the midlands, to more than 12,800 years ago...
The complex of caves at Creswell Crags has preserved evidence of human activity during the last Ice Age. "

"The man in charge of the Hubble space telescopes science missions has appealed to Nasa's new administrator to find the money for one last servicing mission to the observatory...
This week marks Hubble's 15th year in space. Already, its stunning pictures have transformed our understanding of the cosmos."

Reality is a LOT bigger than it used to be (check out yesterday's Simulacrum article for more on this...) Picturing the world around us sure has come a long way in 12,800 years.

Click the pictures above for relevant articles, or go here for access to some of the best Hubble Telescope pictures from the last 15 years.

Categories: Science, Humanity, History, News, Technology, Reality

posted by Danieru at 4:15 AM

Danieru said...

Space, is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly hugely mindboggingly big it is. I mean you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space.

April 27, 2005 5:11 AM