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Little Planet Soyuz

Пт, Июнь 15, 2018 - 8:30

Engines blazing, a large rocket bids farewell to this little planet. Of course, the little planet is really planet Earth and the large rocket is a Soyuz-FG rocket. Launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on June 6 it carried a..

Six Planets from Yosemite

Чт, Июнь 14, 2018 - 8:30

The five naked-eye planets, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, have been seen since ancient times to wander the night skies of planet Earth. So it could be remarkable that on this night, standing at the side of a clear, calm lake, six..

Red Cloudbow over Delaware

Ср, Июнь 13, 2018 - 8:30

What kind of rainbow is this? In this case, no rain was involved -- what is pictured is actually a red cloudbow. The unusual sky arc was spotted last month during sunset in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, USA.

Star Size Comparison 2

Вт, Июнь 12, 2018 - 8:30

How big is our Sun compared to other stars? In dramatic and popular videos featured on YouTube, the relative sizes of planets, stars, and even the universe are shown from smallest to largest. The featured video begins with Earth's Moon..

At Last GLAST

Пн, Июнь 11, 2018 - 8:30

Rising through a billowing cloud of smoke, a long time ago from a planet very very close by, this Delta II rocket left Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's launch pad 17-B at 12:05 pm EDT on June 11, 2008. Snug in the payload section was..

The Cats Eye Nebula from Hubble

Вс, Июнь 10, 2018 - 8:30

To some, it may look like a cat's eye. The alluring Cat's Eye nebula, however, lies three thousand light-years from Earth across interstellar space. A classic planetary nebula, the Cat's Eye (NGC 6543) represents a final, brief yet

Countryside Mars and Milky Way

Сб, Июнь 09, 2018 - 8:30

Mars shines brightly now in planet Earth's sky. Seen with a yellowish hue it rises over the hills and far away in this serene night skyscape, a countryside panorama recorded last month from Parque Nacional de Cabaneros in Spain. The Milky..

Астрономическая неделя с 11 по 17 июня 2018 года

Пт, Июнь 08, 2018 - 12:50

На данной неделе произойдет покрытие Луной при фазе около (0,01-) звезды Альдебаран при видимости в северных широтах и в Сибири (днем 13..

Fermi Science Playoffs

Пт, Июнь 08, 2018 - 8:30

NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope was launched into orbit on June 11th, 2008. Its instruments detect gamma-rays -- light that is thousands to hundreds of billions of times more energetic than what we see with our eyes.

The Clash of NGC 3256

Чт, Июнь 07, 2018 - 8:30

Marked by an unusually bright central region, swirling dust lanes, and far flung tidal tails, peculiar NGC 3256 is the aftermath of a truly cosmic collision. The 500 million year old clash of two separate galaxies spans some 100 thousand..

A Sun Pillar over Norway

Ср, Июнь 06, 2018 - 7:30

Have you ever seen a sun pillar? When the air is cold and the Sun is rising or setting, falling ice crystals can reflect sunlight and create an unusual column of light. Ice sometimes forms flat, six-sided shaped crystals as it..

Complex Jupiter

Вт, Июнь 05, 2018 - 8:30

How complex is Jupiter? NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter is finding the Jovian giant to be more complicated than expected. Jupiter's magnetic field has been discovered to be much different from our Earth's simple dipole field, showing