Новости из категории: astronet

Fire on Earth

Вс, Август 26, 2018 - 7:30

Sometimes, regions of planet Earth light up with fire. Since fire is the rapid acquisition of oxygen, and since oxygen is a key indicator of life, fire on any planet would be an indicator of life on that planet.

Stripping ESO 137-001

Сб, Август 25, 2018 - 8:30

Spiral galaxy ESO 137-001 hurtles through massive galaxy cluster Abell 3627 some 220 million light years away. The distant galaxy is seen in this colorful Hubble/Chandra composite image through a foreground of the Milky Way's stars toward..

Messier 20 and 21

Пт, Август 24, 2018 - 8:30

The beautiful Trifid Nebula, also known as Messier 20, is easy to find with a small telescope in the nebula rich constellation Sagittarius. About 5,000 light-years away, the colorful study in cosmic contrasts shares this well-composed,..

Календарь наблюдателя на сентябрь 2018 года

Пт, Август 24, 2018 - 8:22

Очередной выпуск ежемесячника, освещающего астрономические явления и небесные тела,..

Астрономическая неделя с 27 августа по 2 сентября 2018 года

Пт, Август 24, 2018 - 8:15

На данной неделе 27 августа Луна (Ф= 0,99-) пройдет близ Нептуна, а 28 августа Марс достигнет стояния с переходом к прямому движению. В конце..

Comet Heart and Soul

Чт, Август 23, 2018 - 8:30

The greenish coma of comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner stands out at the left of this telephoto skyscape spanning over 10 degrees toward the northern constellations Cassiopeia and Perseus. Captured on August 17, the periodic comet is the known..

Аннотации основных статей журнала «Земля и Вселенная» № 3, 2018

Ср, Август 22, 2018 - 18:29

Asteroid Ryugu from Hayabusa2

Ср, Август 22, 2018 - 8:30

This big space diamond has an estimated value of over 80 billion dollars. It's only diamond in shape, though -- asteroid 162173 Ryugu is thought to be composed of mostly nickel and iron. Asteroids...

Glowing Elements in the Soul Nebula

Вт, Август 21, 2018 - 7:30

Stars are forming in the Soul of the Queen of Aethopia. More specifically, a large star forming region called the Soul Nebula (IC 1898) can be found in the direction of the constellation Cassiopeia, who Greek mythology credits as the

Active Prominences on a Quiet Sun

Пн, Август 20, 2018 - 8:30

Why is the Sun so quiet? As the Sun enters into a period of time known as a Solar Minimum, it is, as expected, showing fewer sunspots and active regions than usual. The quietness is somewhat unsettling, though, as so far this year, most..

Asperitas Clouds Over New Zealand

Вс, Август 19, 2018 - 8:30

What kind of clouds are these? Although their cause is presently unknown, such unusual atmospheric structures, as menacing as they might seem, do not appear to be harbingers of meteorological doom. Formally recognized as a distinct

Seeing Titan

Сб, Август 18, 2018 - 8:30

Shrouded in a thick atmosphere, Saturn's largest moon Titan really is hard to see. Small particles suspended in the upper atmosphere cause an almost impenetrable haze, strongly scattering light at visible wavelengths and hiding Titan's..