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A Hotspot Map of Neutron Star J0030s Surface

Ср, Декабрь 18, 2019 - 8:30

What do neutron stars look like? Previously these city-sized stars were too small and too far away to resolve. Recently, however, the first maps of the locations and sizes of hotspots on a neutron...

Туманность Конская Голова

Вт, Декабрь 17, 2019 - 8:30

Это необычное облако межзвездной пыли приобрело такую удивительную форму совершенно случайно, благодаря звездным ветрам и..

Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, a magnificent interstellar dust cloud by chance has assumed this recognizable shape. Fittingly named the Horsehead Nebula, it is some 1,500 light-years distant, embedded in the vast Orion cloud..

The Magnetic Fields of Spiral Galaxy M77

Пн, Декабрь 16, 2019 - 8:30

Can magnetic fields help tell us how spiral galaxies form and evolve? To find out, the HAWC+ instrument on NASA's airborne (747) SOFIA observatory observed nearby spiral galaxy M77. HAWC+ maps magnetism by observing polarized

Mammatus Clouds over Nebraska

Вс, Декабрь 15, 2019 - 8:30

When do cloud bottoms appear like bubbles? Normally, cloud bottoms are flat. This is because moist warm air that rises and cools will condense into water droplets at a specific temperature, which usually corresponds to a very specific..

Interstellar Comet 2I Borisov

Сб, Декабрь 14, 2019 - 9:30

From somewhere else in the Milky Way galaxy, Comet 2I/Borisov is just visiting the Solar System. Discovered by Crimean amateur astronomer Gennady Borisov on August 30, 2019, the first known interstellar comet is captured in these two recent

Full Moon Geminids

Пт, Декабрь 13, 2019 - 8:30

The dependable annual Geminid meteor shower will be near its peak tonight (December 13/14) and before tomorrow's dawn. As Earth crosses through the dusty trail of active asteroid 3200 Phaethon the meteors will flash through the sky from the..

Астрономическая неделя с 16 по 22 декабря 2019 года

Пт, Декабрь 13, 2019 - 6:44

На данной неделе 22 декабря наступит максимум действия метеорного потока Урсиды (ZHR= 10) из созвездия Малой Медведицы, а Солнце в 4 часа 19..

Украшая небо

Чт, Декабрь 12, 2019 - 8:30

Яркие звезды, облака пыли и светящиеся туманности украшают этот космический пейзаж, запечатлевший область немного севернее Пояса..

Decorating the Sky

Чт, Декабрь 12, 2019 - 8:30

Bright stars, clouds of dust and glowing nebulae decorate this cosmic scene, a skyscape just north of Orion's belt. Close to the plane of our Milky Way galaxy, the wide field view spans about 5.5 degrees. Striking bluish M78, a..

N63A: Supernova Remnant in Visible and X-ray

Ср, Декабрь 11, 2019 - 8:30

What has this supernova left behind? As little as 2,000 years ago, light from a massive stellar explosion in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) first reached planet Earth. The LMC is a close...

Starlink Satellite Trails over Brazil

Вт, Декабрь 10, 2019 - 8:30

What are those streaks over the horizon? New Starlink satellites reflecting sunlight. SpaceX launched 60 Starlink communication satellites in May and 60 more in November. These satellites and thousands more are planned by