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Methane Bubbles Frozen in Lake Baikal

Вт, Декабрь 18, 2018 - 8:30

What are these bubbles frozen into Lake Baikal? Methane. Lake Baikal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Russia, is the world's largest (by volume), oldest, and deepest lake, containing over 20% of the world's fresh water.

Аннотации основных статей журнала «Земля и Вселенная» № 4, 2018

Вт, Декабрь 18, 2018 - 8:12

M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

Пн, Декабрь 17, 2018 - 8:30

What is the nearest major galaxy to our own Milky Way Galaxy? Andromeda. In fact, our Galaxy is thought to look much like Andromeda. Together these two galaxies dominate the Local Group of galaxies. The diffuse light from

Comet Wirtanen Passes by the Earth

Вс, Декабрь 16, 2018 - 8:30

Today Comet Wirtanen passes by the Earth. The kilometer-sized dirty snowball orbits the Sun every 5.4 years, ranging as far out as Jupiter and as close in as the Earth. Today Comet 46P/Wirtanen passes within only 31 lunar distances..

Geminids and Friends

Сб, Декабрь 15, 2018 - 8:30

From a radiant in the constellation of the Twins, the annual Geminid meteor shower rained down on our fair planet this week. This beautiful skyscape collects about 70 of Gemini's lovely shooting stars in a digital composition made from

Swimming on Jupiter

Пт, Декабрь 14, 2018 - 8:31

On October 29, the Juno spacecraft once again dove near the turbulent Jovian cloud tops. Its 16th orbital closest approach or perijove passage, brought Juno within 3,500 kilometers of the Solar System's largest planetary atmosphere.

Астрономическая неделя с 17 по 23 декабря 2018 года

Пт, Декабрь 14, 2018 - 7:49

На данной неделе 18 декабря Луна (Ф= 0,75+) пройдет близ Урана, а астероид (433) Эрос (9,4m) вступит в противостояние с Солнцем. 21 декабря Луна (Ф=..

3D Bennu

Чт, Декабрь 13, 2018 - 8:30

Put on your red/blue glasses and float next to asteroid 101955 Bennu. Shaped like a spinning top toy with boulders littering its rough surface, the tiny Solar System world is about 1 Empire State Building (less than 500 meters) across.

M43: Orion Falls

Ср, Декабрь 12, 2018 - 8:30

Is there a waterfall in Orion? No, but some of the dust in M43 appears similar to a waterfall on Earth. M43, part of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, is the often imaged but rarely mentioned neighbor of the more famous M42.

Arp 188 and the Tadpole’s Tail

Вт, Декабрь 11, 2018 - 8:30

Why does this galaxy have such a long tail? In this stunning vista, based on image data from the Hubble Legacy Archive, distant galaxies form a dramatic backdrop for disrupted spiral galaxy Arp 188, the Tadpole Galaxy. The cosmic..

Sound and Light Captured by Mars InSight

Пн, Декабрь 10, 2018 - 8:30

Your arm on Mars has unusual powers. For one thing it is nearly 2 meters long, has a scoop and grapple built into its hand, and has a camera built into its forearm. For another, it will soon deploy your ear -- a sensitive..

Aurora Shimmer, Meteor Flash

Вс, Декабрь 09, 2018 - 8:30

Some night skies are serene and passive -- others shimmer and flash. The later, in the form of auroras and meteors, haunted skies over the island of Kvaløya, near Tromsø Norway on 2009 December 13. This 30 second long exposure records a..