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Stars, Meteors, and a Comet in Taurus

Пн, Январь 07, 2019 - 8:30

This was an unusual night to look in the direction of the Bull. The constellation Taurus is always well known for hosting two bright star clusters -- the Pleaides, visible on the right, and the comparatively diffuse Hyades, visible on..

A Laser Strike at the Galactic Center

Вс, Январь 06, 2019 - 9:30

Why are these people shooting a powerful laser into the center of our Galaxy? Fortunately, this is not meant to be the first step in a Galactic war. Rather, astronomers at the Very Large Telescope (VLT) site in Chile are trying to..

Полное лунное затмение 21 января 2019 года.

Сб, Январь 05, 2019 - 20:16

21 января 2019 года у жителей западных регионах России появится возможность наблюдать полное лунное затмение с максимальной

Yutu 2 on the Farside

Сб, Январь 05, 2019 - 8:30

On January 3, the Chinese Chang'e-4 spacecraft made the first successful landing on the Moon's farside. Taken by a camera on board the lander, this image is from the landing site inside Von Karman crater.

Астрономическая неделя с 7 по 13 января 2019 года

Пт, Январь 04, 2019 - 10:03

Поздравляем с новым 2019 годом и Рождеством Христовым и желаем ясного неба, успешных наблюдений, новых открытий и новых знаний о..

Ultima Thule Rotation Gif

Пт, Январь 04, 2019 - 8:30

Ultima Thule is the most distant world explored by a spacecraft from Earth. In the dim light 6.5 billion kilometers from the Sun, the New Horizons spacecraft captured these two frames 38 minutes apart as it sped toward the Kuiper belt world..

Ultima and Thule

Чт, Январь 03, 2019 - 7:30

On January 1 New Horizons encountered the Kuiper Belt object nicknamed Ultima Thule. Some 6.5 billion kilometers from the Sun, Ultima Thule is the most distant world ever explored by a spacecraft from Earth.

The Orion Nebula in Infrared from WISE

Ср, Январь 02, 2019 - 9:30

The Great Nebula in Orion is an intriguing place. Visible to the unaided eye, it appears as a small fuzzy patch in the constellation of Orion. But this image, an illusory-color four-panel mosaic taken...

The Sombrero Galaxy in Infrared

Вт, Январь 01, 2019 - 8:30

This floating ring is the size of a galaxy. In fact, it is a galaxy -- or at least part of one: the photogenic Sombrero Galaxy, one of the largest galaxies in the nearby Virgo Cluster of Galaxies.

The Witch Head Nebula

Пн, Декабрь 31, 2018 - 8:30

Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble .... maybe Macbeth should have consulted the Witch Head Nebula. A frighteningly shaped reflection nebula, this cosmic crone is about 800 light-years away though. Its..

The Galaxy Tree

Вс, Декабрь 30, 2018 - 8:30

First came the trees. In the town of Salamanca, Spain, the photographer noticed how distinctive a grove of oak trees looked after being pruned. Next came the galaxy. The photographer stayed up until 2 am, waiting until the