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Milky Way and Zodiacal Light over Australian Pinnacles

Вс, Октябрь 23, 2022 - 12:30

What strange world is this? Earth. In the foreground of the featured image are the Pinnacles, unusual rock spires in Nambung National Park in Western Australia. Made of ancient sea shells (limestone), how these human-sized

NGC 1499: The California Nebula

Сб, Октябрь 22, 2022 - 8:30

Drifting through the Orion Arm of the spiral Milky Way Galaxy, this cosmic cloud by chance echoes the outline of California on the west coast of the United States. Our own Sun also lies within the Milky Way's Orion Arm, only about 1,500..

Астрономическая неделя с 24 по 30 октября 2022 года

Пт, Октябрь 21, 2022 - 14:52

На данной неделе 25 октября произойдет частное солнечное затмение видимое в России

Andromeda in Southern Skies

Пт, Октябрь 21, 2022 - 11:30

Looking north from southern New Zealand, the Andromeda Galaxy never gets more than about five degrees above the horizon. As spring comes to the southern hemisphere, in late September Andromeda is highest in the sky around midnight though.

Pillars of Creation

Чт, Октябрь 20, 2022 - 8:30

A now famous picture from the Hubble Space Telescope featured these star forming columns of cold gas and dust light-years long inside M16, the Eagle Nebula, dubbed the Pillars of Creation. This James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam image

A Galaxy Beyond Stars, Gas, Dust

Ср, Октябрь 19, 2022 - 8:30

Do we dare believe our eyes? When we look at images of space, we often wonder whether they are "real", and just as often the best answer varies. In this case, the scene appears...

Milky Way Auroral Flower

Вт, Октябрь 18, 2022 - 8:30

Could the stem of our Milky Way bloom into an auroral flower? No, not really, even though it may appear that way in todayБs featured all-sky image. On the left, the central plane of our home galaxy extends from the horizon past the..

Черные дыры: краткий обзор

Пн, Октябрь 17, 2022 - 14:28

Что такое черная дыра? Каковы их основные свойства? Открыты черные дыры или нет? В коротком обзоре вы найдете основные ответы на эти..

X Ray Rings Around a Gamma Ray Burst

Пн, Октябрь 17, 2022 - 8:30

Why would x-ray rings appear around a gamma-ray burst? The surprising answer has little to do with the explosion itself but rather with light reflected off areas of dust-laden gas in our own Milky Way Galaxy.

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300

Вс, Октябрь 16, 2022 - 8:30

Across the center of this spiral galaxy is a bar. And at the center of this bar is smaller spiral. And at the center of that spiralбis a supermassiveбblack hole.б This all happens...

GRB 221009A

Сб, Октябрь 15, 2022 - 8:30

Gamma-ray burst GRB 221009A likely signals the birth of a new black hole, formed at the core of a collapsing star long ago in the distant universe. The extremely powerful blast is depicted in this animated gif constructed using data from the..

The Falcon and the Hunter s Moon

Пт, Октябрь 14, 2022 - 8:30

The Full Moon of October 9th was the second Full Moon after the northern hemisphere autumnal equinox, traditionally called the Hunter's Moon. According to lore, the name is a fitting one because this Full Moon lights the night during a time..