Новости из категории: astronet

Planet Earth at Twilight

Пт, Апрель 22, 2022 - 8:30

No sudden, sharp boundary marks the passage of day into night in this gorgeous view of ocean and clouds over our fair planet Earth. Instead, the shadow line or terminator is diffuse and shows the gradual transition to darkness we experience..

Apollo 16 Moon Panorama

Чт, Апрель 21, 2022 - 8:30

Fifty years ago, April 20, 1972, Apollo 16's lunar module Orion touched down on the Moon's near side in the south-central Descartes Highlands. While astronaut Ken Mattingly orbited overhead in Casper the friendly command and service module..

Planet Line over New York Bridge

Ср, Апрель 20, 2022 - 7:30

There's an interesting sky to see if you wake up before the Sun. Lined up on toward the eastern horizon are four planets in a row. The planets are so bright they can even be seen from the bright sky inside a city.

Stars and Globules in the Running Chicken Nebula

Вт, Апрель 19, 2022 - 8:30

The eggs from this gigantic chicken may form into stars. The featured emission nebula, shown in scientifically assigned colors, is cataloged as IC 2944 but known as the Running Chicken Nebula for the shape of its greater appearance.

Stars and Planets over Portugal

Пн, Апрель 18, 2022 - 7:30

The mission was to document night-flying birds -- but it ended up also documenting a beautiful sky. The featured wide-angle mosaic was taken over the steppe golden fields in Mцrtola, Portugal in 2020. From such a dark location, an..

Shuttle Over Earth

Вс, Апрель 17, 2022 - 8:30

What's that approaching? Astronauts on board the International Space Station in 2010 first saw it far in the distance. Soon it enlarged to become a dark silhouette. As it came even closer, the silhouette appeared to be a spaceship.

Orion Pines

Сб, Апрель 16, 2022 - 7:30

Taken with a camera fixed to a tripod, many short exposures were aligned with the stars to unveil this beautiful, dark night sky. Captured near the rural village of Albany`a at the northeastern corner of Spain, the three stars of Orion's..

Астрономическая неделя с 18 по 24 апреля 2022 года

Пт, Апрель 15, 2022 - 8:30

На данной неделе 18 апреля Меркурий пройдет в 2 гр. севернее Урана, а Луна (Ф= 0,95-) окажется в нисходящем узле своей орбиты. 22 апреля..

The Gator Back Rocks of Mars

Пт, Апрель 15, 2022 - 7:30

Wind-sharpened rocks known as ventifacts, cover this broad sloping plain in the foot hills of Mount Sharp, Gale crater, Mars. Dubbed gator-back rocks their rugged, scaly appearance is captured in these digitally stitched Mastcam frames from..

Messier 96

Чт, Апрель 14, 2022 - 8:30

Spiral arms seem to swirl around the core of Messier 96 in this colorful, detailed portrait of a beautiful island universe. Of course M96 is a spiral galaxy, and counting the faint arms extending beyond the brighter central region it spans..

Milky Way over Devils Tower

Ср, Апрель 13, 2022 - 8:30

What created Devils Tower? The origin of this extraordinary rock monolith in Wyoming, USA is still debated, with a leading hypothesis holding that it is a hardened lava plume that never reached the surface to become a volcano.

N11: Star Clouds of the LMC

Вт, Апрель 12, 2022 - 8:30

Massive stars, abrasive winds, mountains of dust, and energetic light sculpt one of the largest and most picturesque regions of star formation in the Local Group of Galaxies. Known as N11, the region...