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Recycling Cassiopeia A

Чт, Декабрь 28, 2017 - 7:30

Massive stars in our Milky Way Galaxy live spectacular lives. Collapsing from vast cosmic clouds, their nuclear furnaces ignite and create heavy elements in their cores. After a few million years, the enriched material is blasted back..

The Horsehead Nebula

Ср, Декабрь 27, 2017 - 7:33

One of the most identifiable nebulae in the sky, the Horsehead Nebula in Orion, is part of a large, dark, molecular cloud. Also known as Barnard 33, the unusual shape was first discovered on a photographic plate in the late 1800s.

New Variable Stars III

Вт, Декабрь 26, 2017 - 15:05

Grand Spiral Galaxy NGC 1232

Вт, Декабрь 26, 2017 - 8:30

Galaxies are fascinating not only for what is visible, but for what is invisible. Grand spiral galaxy NGC 1232, captured in detail by one of the Very Large Telescopes, is a good example.

Variable Stars in Cygnus Discovered with Kourovka Planet Search. Part III: Pulsating variables of De

Пн, Декабрь 25, 2017 - 13:00

Fireball in the Arctic

Пн, Декабрь 25, 2017 - 8:30

Something very bright suddenly lit up the arctic -- what was it? The original idea was to take a series of aurora images that could be made into a time-lapse video. But when night suddenly turned into day, the astrophotographer quickly..

SpaceX Rocket Launch Plume over California

Вс, Декабрь 24, 2017 - 7:30

What's happened to the sky? On Friday, the photogenic launch plume from a SpaceX rocket launch created quite a spectacle over parts of southern California and Arizona. Looking at times like a giant...

Phaethon s Brood

Сб, Декабрь 23, 2017 - 7:30

Based on its well-measured orbit, 3200 Phaethon (sounds like FAY-eh-thon) is recognized as the source of the meteroid stream responsible for the annual Geminid meteor shower. Even though most meteor showers' parents are comets, 3200 Phaethon..

Астрономическая неделя с 25 по 31 декабря 2017 года

Пт, Декабрь 22, 2017 - 18:31

На данной неделе Луна (Ф= 0,65+) сблизится с Ураном при максимальной либрации 9,8 градусов. В середине недели Меркурий достигнет дихотомии,..

Gemini s Meteors

Пт, Декабрь 22, 2017 - 8:30

From dark skies above Heilongjiang province in northeastern China, meteors rain down on a wintry landscape in this beautiful composited night scene. The 48 meteors are part of last week's annual Geminid meteor shower.

Solstice Sun and Milky Way

Чт, Декабрь 21, 2017 - 8:30

Welcome to December's solstice, first day of winter in the north and summer for the southern hemisphere. Astronomical markers of the seasons, solstice and equinox dates are based on the Sun's place in its annual journey along the ecliptic,

How to Wash Your Hair in Space

Ср, Декабрь 20, 2017 - 8:30

How can you wash your hair in space -- without gravity? Long a bother for space-faring astronauts, Karen Nyberg, a flight engineer on the International Space Station (ISS) in 2013, gave a tutorial. Key components are a squirt package..