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Evidence of an Active Volcano on Venus

Вт, Январь 14, 2020 - 8:30

Are volcanoes still active on Venus? More volcanoes are known on Venus than Earth, but when Venusian volcanoes last erupted is not directly known. Evidence bolstering very recent volcanism on Venus has recently been uncovered, though,..

A Desert Eclipse

Пн, Январь 13, 2020 - 7:30

A good place to see a ring-of-fire eclipse, it seemed, would be from a desert. In a desert, there should be relatively few obscuring clouds and trees. Therefore late last December a group...

Stars and Dust in Corona Australis

Вс, Январь 12, 2020 - 8:30

Cosmic dust clouds and young, energetic stars inhabit this telescopic vista, less than 500 light-years away toward the northern boundary of Corona Australis, the Southern Crown. The dust clouds effectively block light from more distant..

NGC 602 and Beyond

Сб, Январь 11, 2020 - 8:30

Near the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy some 200 thousand light-years distant, lies 5 million year young star cluster NGC 602. Surrounded by natal gas and dust...

Астрономическая неделя с 13 по 19 января 2020 года

Пт, Январь 10, 2020 - 11:44

На данной неделе 13 января Луна (Ф= 0,9-) пройдет севернее Регула. В этот же день произойдет покрытие астероидом Eurydike (75) на 1,6 секунд звезды..

Nacreous Clouds over Sweden

Пт, Январь 10, 2020 - 8:30

Vivid and lustrous, wafting iridescent waves of color filled this mountain and skyscape near Tanndalen, Sweden on January 3. Known as nacreous clouds or mother-of-pearl clouds, they are rare. This northern winter season they have been..

Perihelion to Aphelion

Чт, Январь 09, 2020 - 8:30

Perihelion for 2020, the point in Earth's elliptical orbit when it is closest to the Sun, occurred on January 5th. The distance from the Sun doesn't determine the seasons, though. Those...

Galaxies in the River

Ср, Январь 08, 2020 - 8:30

Large galaxies grow by eating small ones. Even our own galaxy engages in a sort of galactic cannibalism, absorbing small galaxies that are too close and are captured by the Milky Way's gravity.

IC 405: The Flaming Star Nebula

Вт, Январь 07, 2020 - 8:30

Rippling dust and gas lanes give the Flaming Star Nebula its name. The orange and purple colors of the nebula are present in different regions and are created by different processes. The bright star...

Бурные облака Юпитера

Пн, Январь 06, 2020 - 8:30

Некоторые облака на Юпитере имеют довольно сложную структуру. Эти бурные облака были запечатлены в мае автоматическим..

Tumultuous Clouds of Jupiter

Пн, Январь 06, 2020 - 8:30

Some cloud patterns on Jupiter are quite complex. The featured tumultuous clouds were captured in May by NASA's robotic Juno spacecraft currently orbiting our Solar System's largest planet. The image was taken...

A Starry Night of Iceland

Вс, Январь 05, 2020 - 8:30

On some nights, the sky is the best show in town. On this night, the sky was not only the best show in town, but a composite image of the sky won an international competition for landscape astrophotography. The featured winning image was..