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Spiral Galaxies Spinning Super Fast

Вт, Ноябрь 05, 2019 - 8:30

Why are these galaxies spinning so fast? If you estimated each spiral's mass by how much light it emits, their fast rotations should break them apart. The leading hypothesis as to why these galaxies don't break apart is dark matter..

Near the Center of the Lagoon Nebula

Пн, Ноябрь 04, 2019 - 8:30

Stars are battling gas and dust in the Lagoon Nebula but the photographers are winning. Also known as M8, this photogenic nebula is visible even without binoculars towards the constellation of the Archer (Sagittarius). The energetic..

Daphnis and the Rings of Saturn

Вс, Ноябрь 03, 2019 - 6:30

What's happening to the rings of Saturn? A little moon making big waves. The moon is 8-kilometer Daphnis and it is making waves in the Keeler Gap of Saturn's rings using just its gravity -- as it bobs up and down, in and out.

Inside the Flame Nebula

Сб, Ноябрь 02, 2019 - 6:30

The Flame Nebula stands out in this optical image of the dusty, crowded star forming regions toward Orion's belt, a mere 1,400 light-years away. X-ray data from the Chandra Observatory and infrared images from the Spitzer Space Telescope

The Day After Mars

Пт, Ноябрь 01, 2019 - 7:30

October 31, 1938 was the day after Martians encountered planet Earth, and everything was calm. Reports of the invasion were revealed to be part of a Halloween radio drama, the now famous broadcast based on H.G. Wells' scifi novel War of the..

Астрономическая неделя с 4 по 10 ноября 2019 года

Пт, Ноябрь 01, 2019 - 6:53

На данной неделе 7 ноября Луна (Ф= 0,75+) пройдет близ Нептуна около апогея своей орбиты на расстоянии 405060 км от центра Земли, а 8 ноября..

Астрономическая неделя с 4 по 10 ноября 2019 года

Пт, Ноябрь 01, 2019 - 6:41

The Ghostly Veil Nebula

Чт, Октябрь 31, 2019 - 7:30

A ghostly visage on a cosmic scale, these remains of shocked, glowing gas haunt planet Earth's sky toward the constellation of Cygnus and form the Veil Nebula. The nebula itself is a large supernova remnant, an expanding cloud born of the..

M42: Inside the Orion Nebula

Ср, Октябрь 30, 2019 - 7:30

The Great Nebula in Orion, an immense, nearby starbirth region, is probably the most famous of all astronomical nebulas. Here, glowing gas surrounds hot young stars at the edge of an immense interstellar molecular cloud only 1500..

Аннотации основных статей журнала «Земля и Вселенная» № 4, 2019 г.

Вт, Октябрь 29, 2019 - 16:04

Curiosity Rover Finds a Clay Cache on Mars

Вт, Октябрь 29, 2019 - 7:31

Why is there clay on Mars? On Earth, clay can form at the bottom of a peaceful lake when specific minerals trap water. At the pictured site on Mars, the robotic rover Curiosity drilled into two rocks and found the highest..