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Landing on Mars: Seven Minutes of Terror

Пн, Февраль 15, 2021 - 8:30

Starting Thursday, there may be an amazing new robotic explorer on Mars. Or there may be a new pile of junk. It all likely depends on things going correctly in the minutes after the Mars 2020 mission arrives at its new home planet..

Long Stem Rosette Nebula

Вс, Февраль 14, 2021 - 7:30

Would the Rosette Nebula by any other name look as sweet? The bland New General Catalog designation of NGC 2237 doesn't appear to diminish the appearance of this flowery emission nebula, at the top of the image, atop a long stem of..

Stereo Eros

Сб, Февраль 13, 2021 - 8:30

Get out your red/blue glasses and float next to asteroid 433 Eros. Orbiting the Sun once every 1.8 years, the near-Earth asteroid is named for the Greek god of love. Still, its shape more closely resembles a lumpy potato than a heart.

Spiral Galaxy NGC 1350

Пт, Февраль 12, 2021 - 8:30

This gorgeous island universe lies about 85 million light-years distant in the southern constellation Fornax. Inhabited by young blue star clusters, the tightly wound spiral arms of NGC 1350 seem to join in a circle around the galaxy's..

Астрономическая неделя с 15 по 21 февраля 2021 года

Пт, Февраль 12, 2021 - 7:38

На данной неделе 15 февраля произойдет покрытие на 2 секунды звезды HIP12738 (7,7m) из созвездия Овна астероидом (1427) Ruvuma при видимости на..

Небесный пейзаж в Лебеде

Чт, Февраль 11, 2021 - 8:30

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

Cygnus Mosaic 2010 2020

Чт, Февраль 11, 2021 - 8:30

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...