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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..

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..

Астрономическая неделя с 8 по 14 февраля 2021 года

Пт, Февраль 05, 2021 - 7:20

На данной неделе 8 февраля Меркурий достигнет нижнего соединения с Солнцем, а Луна (Ф= 0,11-) пройдет точку максимального склонения к югу..

Астрономическая неделя с 8 по 14 февраля 2021 года

Пт, Февраль 05, 2021 - 6:20

На данной неделе 8 февраля Меркурий достигнет нижнего соединения с Солнцем, а Луна (Ф= 0,11-) пройдет точку максимального склонения к югу..

Apollo 14: A View from Antares

Чт, Февраль 04, 2021 - 8:30

Fifty years ago this Friday, Apollo 14's Lunar Module Antares landed on the Moon. Toward the end of the stay astronaut Ed Mitchell snapped a series of photos of the lunar surface while looking out a window, assembled into this detailed..

Found on the Moon: Candidate for Oldest Known Earth Rock

Ср, Февраль 03, 2021 - 8:30

Was the oldest known rock on Earth found on the Moon? Quite possibly. The story opens with the Apollo 14 lunar mission. Lunar sample 14321, a large rock found in Cone crater by astronaut...