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Explanation: In the shadow of Saturn, unexpected wonders appear. The robotic Cassini spacecraft now orbiting Saturn drifted in giant planet’s shadow for about 12 hours in 2006 and looked back toward the eclipsed Sun. Cassini saw a view unlike any other. First, the night side of Saturn is seen to be partly lit by light reflected from its own majestic ring system. Next, the rings themselves appear dark when silhouetted against Saturn, but quite bright when viewed away from Saturn, slightly scattering sunlight, in this exaggerated color image. Saturn’s rings light up so much that new rings were discovered, although they are hard to see in the image. Seen in spectacular detail, however, is Saturn’s E ring, the ring created by the newly discovered ice-fountains of the moon Enceladus and the outermost ring visible above. Far in the distance, at the left, just above the bright main rings, is the almost ignorable pale blue dot of Earth.

(via NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day)

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The recorded audio of David Foster Wallace’s 2005 Kenyon Commencement Address.

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“The worst thing in the world would be to be almost 60 years old and know you had a calling and you missed out on it. The soul was called but you didn’t answer.”
— Dr. Cornel West

Are you someone whose day can be ruined by witnessing clumsy spelling all over the world’s largest social network? Then this delightful list will let you live vicariously through the venom of others who aren’t afraid to publicly challenge and humiliate sloppy wordsmiths. NOTE: If you see any improper spelling in this paragraph, please respond obnoxiously.

(via Happy Place)