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Density Waves in Saturns Rings from Cassini

Вт, Август 08, 2017 - 8:30

What causes the patterns in Saturn's rings? The Cassini spacecraft, soon ending its 13 years orbiting Saturn, has sent back another spectacular image of Saturn's immense ring system in unprecedented detail. The physical cause..

Spiral Galaxy NGC 1512: The Inner Ring

Пн, Август 07, 2017 - 8:30

Most galaxies don't have any rings -- why does this galaxy have two? To begin, the bright band near NGC 1512's center is a nuclear ring, a ring that surrounds the galaxy center and glows brightly with recently formed stars.

Milky Way and Exploding Meteor

Вс, Август 06, 2017 - 8:30

Next weekend the Perseid Meteor Shower reaches its maximum. Grains of icy rock will streak across the sky as they evaporate during entry into Earth's atmosphere. These grains were shed from Comet Swift-Tuttle.

Gravity s Grin

Сб, Август 05, 2017 - 8:30

Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, published over 100 years ago, predicted the phenomenon of gravitational lensing. And that's what gives these distant galaxies such a whimsical appearance, seen through the looking glass of..

Gravity s Grin

Сб, Август 05, 2017 - 8:30

Астрономическая неделя с 7 по 13 августа 2017 года

Пт, Август 04, 2017 - 21:43

На данной неделе в ночь с 7 на 8 августа произойдет частное лунное затмение, которое будет видно почти на всей территории России и СНГ..

North North Temperate Zone Little Red Spot

Пт, Август 04, 2017 - 8:30

On July 11, the Juno spacecraft once again swung near the turbulent Jovian cloud tops. On its seventh orbital closest approach this perijove passage brought Juno within 3,500 kilometers of the Solar System's largest planetary atmosphere.

12 августа 2017: V городской научно-просветительский фестиваль «Пущинские Персеиды» (День открытых д

Чт, Август 03, 2017 - 9:04

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Pelican Nebula Close Up

Чт, Август 03, 2017 - 8:30

The prominent ridge of emission featured in this vivid skyscape is designated IC 5067. Part of a larger emission region with a distinctive shape, popularly called The Pelican Nebula, the ridge spans about 10 light-years and follows the curve..

The Dust Monster in IC 1396

Ср, Август 02, 2017 - 8:30

Is there a monster in IC 1396? Known to some as the Elephant's Trunk Nebula, parts of gas and dust clouds of this star formation region may appear to take on foreboding forms, some nearly human. The only real monster here,..

Perseid Meteors over Turkey

Вт, Август 01, 2017 - 8:30

The Perseid Meteor Shower, usually the best meteor shower of the year, will peak late next week. A person watching a clear sky from a dark location might see a bright meteor every minute.

Pluto Flyover from New Horizons

Пн, Июль 31, 2017 - 8:30

What if you could fly over Pluto -- what might you see? The New Horizons spacecraft did just this in 2015 July as it shot past the distant world at a speed of about 80,000 kilometers per hour.