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The Ion Tail of New Comet SWAN

Ср, Апрель 29, 2020 - 8:30

Newly discovered Comet SWAN has already developed an impressive tail. The comet came in from the outer Solar System and has just passed inside the orbit of the Earth. Officially designated C/2020 F8 (SWAN)...

The Kepler 90 Planetary System

Вт, Апрель 28, 2020 - 8:30

Do other stars have planetary systems like our own? Yes -- one such system is Kepler-90. Cataloged by the Kepler satellite that operated from Earth orbit between 2009 and 2018, eight planets were discovered, giving Kepler-90 the..

Fresh Tiger Stripes on Saturns Enceladus

Пн, Апрель 27, 2020 - 8:30

How will humanity first learn of extraterrestrial life? One possibility is to find it under the icy surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus. A reason to think that life may exist there are long features -- dubbed tiger stripes -- that are..

Edwin Hubble Discovers the Universe

Вс, Апрель 26, 2020 - 8:30

How big is our universe? This very question, among others, was debated by two leading astronomers 100 years ago today in what has become known as astronomy's Great Debate. Many astronomers then believed that our Milky Way Galaxy was..

Hubble s Cosmic Reef

Сб, Апрель 25, 2020 - 8:30

These bright ridges of interstellar gas and dust are bathed in energetic starlight. With its sea of young stars, the massive star-forming region NGC 2014 has been dubbed the Cosmic Reef. Drifting just...

Look Up Together

Пт, Апрель 24, 2020 - 7:30

Watch this video. In only a minute or so you can explore the night skies around planet Earth through a compilation of stunning timelapse sequences. The presentation will take you to sites in the United States, Germany, Russia, Iran,..

Астрономическая неделя с 27 апреля по 3 мая 2020 года

Пт, Апрель 24, 2020 - 7:21

На данной неделе 27 апреля долгопериодическая переменная звезда T Геркулеса достигнет максимума блеска (7m), а Луна (Ф= 0,2+) окажется в..

Lyrid Meteor Streak

Чт, Апрель 23, 2020 - 7:30

Earth's annual Lyrid Meteor Shower peaked before dawn yesterday, as our fair planet plowed through debris from the tail of long-period comet Thatcher. In crisp, clear and moonless predawn skies over Brown County...

Lyrid Meteor Streak

Чт, Апрель 23, 2020 - 7:30

Planet Earth at Twilight

Ср, Апрель 22, 2020 - 8:30

No sudden, sharp boundary marks the passage of day into night in this gorgeous view of ocean and clouds over our fair planet Earth. Instead, the shadow line or terminator is diffuse and shows the gradual transition to darkness we experience..

Eye on the Milky Way

Вт, Апрель 21, 2020 - 8:30

Have you ever had stars in your eyes? It appears that the eye on the left does, and moreover it appears to be gazing at even more stars. The featured 27-frame mosaic was taken last July from Ojas de Salar in the Atacama Desert of