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Небесный пейзаж в Лебеде

Чт, Февраль 11, 2021 - 8:30

Этот прекрасный небесный пейзаж нарисован космической кисточкой, используя межзвездную пыль и светящийся водород вместо..

In brush strokes of interstellar dust and glowing gas, this beautiful skyscape is painted across the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy near the northern end of the Great Rift and the constellation Cygnus the Swan.

Лучи лазеров помогают успокоить атмосферу

Ср, Февраль 10, 2021 - 8:30

Почему звезды мерцают? В этом виновата наша атмосфера – в ней есть зоны, различающиеся по температуре, и их перемещения приводят к..

Firing Lasers to Tame the Sky

Ср, Февраль 10, 2021 - 8:30

Why do stars twinkle? Our atmosphere is to blame as pockets of slightly off-temperature air, in constant motion, distort the light paths from distant astronomical objects. Atmospheric turbulence is a problem for astronomers because it

Flashes of the Crab Pulsar

Вт, Февраль 09, 2021 - 8:30

It somehow survived an explosion that would surely have destroyed our Sun. Now it is spins 30 times a second and is famous for the its rapid flashes. It is the Crab Pulsar, the rotating neutron star remnant of the supernova that created..

WR32 и межзвездные облака в Киле

Пн, Февраль 08, 2021 - 8:30

Звезды могут быть похожими на художников. Массивная активная звезда Вольфа-Райе создала эти живописные, похожие на кружева..

WR32 and Interstellar Clouds in Carina

Пн, Февраль 08, 2021 - 8:30

Stars can be like artists. With interstellar gas as a canvas, a massive and tumultuous Wolf-Rayet star has created the picturesque ruffled half-circular filaments called WR32, on the image left. Additionally, the winds...

Blue Straggler Stars in Globular Cluster M53

Вс, Февраль 07, 2021 - 7:30

If our Sun were part of this star cluster, the night sky would glow like a jewel box of bright stars. This cluster, known as M53 and cataloged as NGC 5024, is one of about 250 globular clusters that survive in our Galaxy.

A Northern Winter Night

Сб, Февраль 06, 2021 - 8:30

Snow blankets the ground in this serene forest and sky view. Assembled in a 360 degree panoramic projection, the mosaicked frames were captured at January's end along a quiet country road near Siemiony, northeastern Poland, planet Earth.

Apollo 14 Heads for Home

Пт, Февраль 05, 2021 - 8:30

Fifty years ago this Sunday (February 7, 1971), the crew of Apollo 14 left lunar orbit and headed for home. They watched this Earthrise from their command module Kittyhawk. With Earth's sunlit crescent just peeking over the lunar..