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A Solstice Sun Tattoo

Сб, Декабрь 20, 2025 - 8:30

The word solstice is from the Latin for Sun and to pause or stand still. And in the days surrounding a solstice the Sun's annual north-south drift in planet Earth's sky does slow down, pause, and then reverse direction.

A Solstice Sun Tattoo

Сб, Декабрь 20, 2025 - 8:30

The word solstice is from the Latin for Sun and to pause or stand still. And in the days surrounding a solstice the Sun's annual north-south drift in planet Earth's sky does slow down, pause, and then reverse direction.

Long Shadows of the Montes Caucasus

Пт, Декабрь 19, 2025 - 8:30

When the Moon is at its first quarter phase, the Sun rises along the Montes Caucasus as seen from the lunar surface. The lunar mountain range casts the magnificent, spire-like shadows in this telescopic view from planet Earth, looking along..

Long Shadows of the Montes Caucasus

Пт, Декабрь 19, 2025 - 8:30

When the Moon is at its first quarter phase, the Sun rises along the Montes Caucasus as seen from the lunar surface. The lunar mountain range casts the magnificent, spire-like shadows in this telescopic view from planet Earth, looking along..

Jupiter and the Meteors from Gemini

Чт, Декабрь 18, 2025 - 8:30

Jupiter, the Solar System's ruling gas giant, is the brightest celestial beacon at the center of this composite night skyscape. The scene was constructed by selecting the 40 exposures containing meteors from about...

APOD: 2025 December 17 Б W5: The Soul Nebula

Ср, Декабрь 17, 2025 - 8:30

Stars are forming in the Soul of the Queen of Aethopia. More specifically, a large star forming region called the Soul Nebula can be found in the direction of the constellation Cassiopeia, whom Greek mythology credits as the vain wife..

APOD: 2025 December 16 Б Andromeda and Sprites over Australia

Вт, Декабрь 16, 2025 - 8:30

WhatБs happening over that tree? Two very different things. On the left is the Andromeda galaxy, an object that is older than humanity and will last billions of years into the future. Andromeda (M31) is similar in size and..

APOD: 2025 December 16 Б Andromeda and Sprites over Australia

Вт, Декабрь 16, 2025 - 8:30

WhatБs happening over that tree? Two very different things. On the left is the Andromeda galaxy, an object that is older than humanity and will last billions of years into the future. Andromeda (M31) is similar in size and..

APOD: 2025 December 15 Б Gemini Meteors over Snow Capped Mountains

Пн, Декабрь 15, 2025 - 8:30

Where are all of these meteors coming from? In terms of direction on the sky, the pointed answer is the constellation of Gemini. That is why the major meteor shower in December is known as the Geminids -- because shower meteors all..

“Юнона”: полет над Ганимедом и Юпитером

Вс, Декабрь 14, 2025 - 8:30

Каково это – пролетать над самым большим спутником в Солнечной системе? В июне 2021 года автоматический космический аппарат

APOD: 2025 December 14 Б Juno Flyby of Ganymede and Jupiter

Вс, Декабрь 14, 2025 - 7:30

What would it be like to fly over the largest moon in the Solar System? In 2021, the robotic Juno spacecraft flew past Jupiter's huge moon Ganymede and took images that have been digitally constructed into a detailed flyby.

Orion and the Ocean of Storms

Сб, Декабрь 13, 2025 - 8:30

On December 5, 2022, a camera on board the uncrewed Orion spacecraft captured this view as Orion approached its return powered flyby of the Moon. Beyond one of Orion's extended solar arrays lies dark, smooth, terrain along the western edge..