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Martian Moon Phobos Crosses the Sun

Ср, Апрель 10, 2019 - 8:30

What's that passing in front of the Sun? It looks like a moon, but it can't be Earth's Moon, because it isn't round. It's the Martian moon Phobos. The featured video was taken from the surface of Mars late last month by the Curiosity..

Moon Occults Saturn

Вт, Апрель 09, 2019 - 8:30

Sometimes Saturn disappears. It doesn't really go away, though, it just disappears from view when our Moon moves in front. Such a Saturnian eclipse was visible along a small swath of Earth -- from Brazil to Sri Lanka -- near the..

AZURE Vapor Tracers over Norway

Пн, Апрель 08, 2019 - 8:30

What's happening in the sky? The atmosphere over northern Norway appeared quite strange for about 30 minutes last Friday when colorful clouds, dots, and plumes suddenly appeared. The colors were actually created by the NASA-funded

A Scorpius Sky Spectacular

Вс, Апрель 07, 2019 - 8:30

If Scorpius looked this good to the unaided eye, humans might remember it better. Scorpius more typically appears as a few bright stars in a well-known but rarely pointed out zodiacal constellation. To get a spectacular image like

ISS from Wallasey

Сб, Апрель 06, 2019 - 8:30

After sunset on March 28, the International Space Station climbed above the western horizon, as seen from Wallasey, England at the mouth of the River Mersey. Still glinting in the sunlight some 400 kilometers...

Pan STARRS Across the Sky

Пт, Апрель 05, 2019 - 8:30

This astronomical sky spanning view is a mosaic from the Pan-STARRS observatory. The images were recorded with its 1.8 meter telescope at the summit of Haleakala on planet Earth's island of Maui. In fact, Earth's north celestial pole is..

Астрономическая неделя с 8 по 14 апреля 2019 года

Пт, Апрель 05, 2019 - 8:08

На данной неделе 8 апреля долгопериодическая переменная звезда U Девы достигает максимума блеска (7m). 10 апреля Юпитер достигает..

Messier 2

Чт, Апрель 04, 2019 - 8:30

After the Crab Nebula, M1, this giant star cluster is the second entry in 18th century astronomer Charles Messier's famous list of things with are not comets. M2 is one of the largest globular star clusters now known to roam the halo of our..

День открытых дверей на Пущинской РадиоАстрономической Обсерватории: 13 апреля 2019 г.

Ср, Апрель 03, 2019 - 23:03

В честь своего дня рождения (обсерватория была основана 11 апреля 1956 г.), дня рождения Пущинского научного центра (основан на три дня..

Wisps Surrounding the Horsehead Nebula

Ср, Апрель 03, 2019 - 8:30

The famous Horsehead Nebula in Orion is not alone. A deep exposure shows that the dark familiar shaped indentation, visible just below center, is part of a vast complex of absorbing dust and glowing gas.

Space Station Silhouette on the Moon

Вт, Апрель 02, 2019 - 7:30

What's that unusual spot on the Moon? It's the International Space Station. Using precise timing, the Earth-orbiting space platform was photographed in front of a partially lit gibbous Moon last month. The featured image was taken..

Astronaut Kicks Lunar Field Goal

Пн, Апрель 01, 2019 - 7:30

Score three points for NASA. With time running out late in Apollo 15's mission to the Moon in 1971, Astronaut David Scott prepared to split the uprights and bring about yet another dramatic end-of-the-mission victory for NASA.