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Milky Way Galaxy Doomed: Collision with Andromeda Pending

Пн, Июнь 06, 2022 - 8:30

Will our Milky Way Galaxy collide one day with its larger neighbor, the Andromeda Galaxy? Most likely, yes. Careful plotting of slight displacements of M31's stars relative to background galaxies on recent Hubble...

Холопов Павел Николаевич

Вс, Июнь 05, 2022 - 10:40

Советский астроном. Р. в Сыктывкаре (Коми АССР). В 1946 окончил Московский ун-т. В 1946-1960 работал в Астрономическом совете АН СССР. С 1960 - зав...

Two Black Holes Dancing in 3C 75

Вс, Июнь 05, 2022 - 7:30

What's happening at the center of active galaxy 3C 75? The two bright sources at the center of this composite x-ray (blue)/ radio (pink) image are co-orbiting supermassive black holes powering the giant radio source 3C 75.

Tau Herculids from Space

Сб, Июнь 04, 2022 - 8:30

On May 31 tens of parallel meteor streaks were recorded in this 8 degree wide field of view of planet Earth's limb from space. The image is one of a series of 5 minute long observations by the orbiting Yangwang-1 space telescope.

Астрономическая неделя с 6 по 12 июня 2022 года

Пт, Июнь 03, 2022 - 12:10

На данной неделе 6 июня Луна (Ф= 0,36+) пройдет севернее Регула. В этот же день произойдет покрытие Луной (Ф= 0,41+) звезды 46 Льва (5,4m) при..

A 10 000 Kilometer Galactic Bridge

Пт, Июнь 03, 2022 - 8:30

With this creative astro-collaboration you can follow the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy as it bridges northern and southern hemisphere skies. To construct the expansive composite nightscape, skies over Observatorio El Sauce...

Lunar Occultation of Venus

Чт, Июнь 02, 2022 - 8:30

On May 27 Venus rose as the morning star, near the waning crescent Moon in a predawn sky already full of planets. It was close on the sky to the Moon's crescent and a conjunction of the second an third brightest celestial beacons were..

Tau Herculids Meteors over Kitt Peak Telescopes

Ср, Июнь 01, 2022 - 7:30

It wasn't the storm of the century -- but it was a night to remember. Last night was the peak of the Tau Herculids meteor shower, a usually modest dribble of occasional meteors originating from the disintegrating Comet

Rocket Transits Rippling Sun

Вт, Май 31, 2022 - 8:30

The launch of a rocket at sunrise can result in unusual but intriguing images that feature both the rocket and the Sun. Such was the case last month when a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center carrying

Red Crepuscular Rays from an Eclipse

Пн, Май 30, 2022 - 7:30

What's happening behind that island? Things both expected and unexpected. Expected, perhaps, the pictured rays of light -- called crepuscular rays -- originate from the Sun. Unexpected, though, the Sun was being partially..

Simulation TNG50: A Galaxy Cluster Forms

Вс, Май 29, 2022 - 7:30

How do clusters of galaxies form? Since our universe moves too slowly to watch, faster-moving computer simulations are created to help find out. A recent effort is TNG50 from IllustrisTNG, an upgrade of the famous Illustris..

RCW 86: Historical Supernova Remnant

Сб, Май 28, 2022 - 7:30

In 185 AD, Chinese astronomers recorded the appearance of a new star in the Nanmen asterism. That part of the sky is identified with Alpha and Beta Centauri on modern star charts. The new star was visible for months and is thought to be..