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M1: The Crab Nebula from Hubble

Вс, Сентябрь 09, 2018 - 8:30

This is the mess that is left when a star explodes. The Crab Nebula, the result of a supernova seen in 1054 AD, is filled with mysterious filaments. The filaments are not only tremendously...

Real Time Perseid

Сб, Сентябрь 08, 2018 - 8:30

Bright meteors and dark night skies made this year's Perseid meteor shower a great time for a weekend campout. And while packing away their equipment, skygazers at a campsite in the mountains...

In full view, the amazing six-sided jet stream known as Saturn's north polar hexagon is shown in this colorful Cassini image. Extending to 70 degrees north latitude, the false-color video frame is map-projected, based on infrared, visible,..

Астрономическая неделя с 10 по 16 сентября 2018 года

Пт, Сентябрь 07, 2018 - 8:23

На данной неделе 12 сентября Луна при фазе 0,1+ пройдет севернее Венеры и Спики, в середине недели Луна будет иметь максимальную либрацию..

Along the Western Veil

Чт, Сентябрь 06, 2018 - 8:30

Delicate in appearance, these filaments of shocked, glowing gas, are draped across planet Earth's sky toward the constellation of Cygnus. They form the western part of the Veil Nebula. The Veil Nebula itself is a large supernova remnant,..

NGC 3682: Sideways Spiral Galaxy

Ср, Сентябрь 05, 2018 - 8:30

What do spiral galaxies look like sideways? Featured is a sharp telescopic view of a magnificent edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 3628, a puffy galactic disk divided by dark dust lanes. Of course, this deep galactic portrait puts some..

Moon behind Lava Fountain

Вт, Сентябрь 04, 2018 - 7:30

What's happened to the Moon? Nothing, but something has happened to the image of the Moon. The heat from a volcanic lava fountain in the foreground has warmed and made turbulent the air nearby, causing passing light to refract..

Aurora around Saturns North Pole

Пн, Сентябрь 03, 2018 - 7:30

Are Saturn's auroras like Earth's? To help answer this question, the Hubble Space Telescope and the Cassini spacecraft monitored Saturn's North Pole simultaneously during Cassini's final orbits around the gas giant in September 2017. ..

A Powerful Solar Flare

Вс, Сентябрь 02, 2018 - 8:30

It was one of the most powerful solar flares in recorded history. Occurring in 2003 and seen across the electromagnetic spectrum, the Sun briefly became over 100 times brighter in X-rays than normal.

Aerosol Earth

Сб, Сентябрь 01, 2018 - 8:30

On August 23, 2018 the identification and distribution of aerosols in the Earth's atmosphere is shown in this dramatic, planet-wide visualization. Produced in real time, the Goddard Earth Observing System Forward Processing (GEOS...