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Moonset Eclipse

Чт, Февраль 01, 2018 - 8:30

Near the closest point in its orbit, the second Full Moon of the month occurred on January 31. So did the first Total Lunar Eclipse of 2018, as the Moon slid through planet Earth's shadow.

Sixty years ago, on January 31, 1958, the First Explorer was successfully launched by the Army Ballistic Missile Agency on a Jupiter-C rocket. Inaugurating the era of space exploration for the United States, Explorer...

Venus at Night in Infrared from Akatsuki

Вт, Январь 30, 2018 - 8:30

Why is Venus so different from Earth? To help find out, Japan launched the robotic Akatsuki spacecraft which entered orbit around Venus late in 2015 after an unplanned five-year adventure around the inner Solar System.

The Spider and The Fly

Пн, Январь 29, 2018 - 8:30

Will the spider ever catch the fly? Not if both are large emission nebulas toward the constellation of the Charioteer (Auriga). The spider-shaped gas cloud on the left is actually an emission nebula labelled...

A Total Lunar Eclipse Over Tajikistan

Вс, Январь 28, 2018 - 8:30

If the full Moon suddenly faded, what would you see? The answer during the total lunar eclipse in 2011 was recorded in a dramatic time lapse video from Tajikistan. During a total lunar eclipse, the Earth moves between the Moon and the Sun,..

Laguna Starry Sky

Сб, Январь 27, 2018 - 8:30

Staring toward the heavens, one of the many lagunas in the Atacama Desert salt flat calmly reflects a starry night sky near San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, planet Earth. Cosmic rifts of dust, star clouds, and nebulae of the central Milky Way..

Астрономическая неделя с 29 января по 4 февраля 2018 года

Пт, Январь 26, 2018 - 21:30

На данной неделе Луна (Ф= 0,93+) пройдет максимальное склонении к северу от небесного экватора, а близ полнолуния достигнет перигея своей..

Selfie at Vera Rubin Ridge

Пт, Январь 26, 2018 - 8:30

On sol 1943 of its journey of exploration across the surface of Mars, the Curiosity Rover recorded this selfie at the south rim of Vera Rubin Ridge. Of course a sol is a Martian solar day, about 40 minutes longer than an Earth day.

Cartwheel of Fortune

Чт, Январь 25, 2018 - 8:30

By chance, a collision of two galaxies has created a surprisingly recognizable shape on a cosmic scale, The Cartwheel Galaxy. The Cartwheel is part of a group of galaxies about 500 million light years away in the constellation Sculptor.

Головастики в IC 410

Ср, Январь 24, 2018 - 8:30

На этом телескопическом изображении показана крупным планом слабая эмиссионная туманность IC 410. Ниже и левее центра на ней..

The Tadpoles of IC 410

Ср, Январь 24, 2018 - 8:30

This telescopic close-up shows off the otherwise faint emission nebula IC 410. It also features two remarkable inhabitants of the cosmic pond of gas and dust below and left of center, the tadpoles of IC 410. Partly obscured by foreground..

Ribbons and Pearls of Spiral Galaxy NGC 1398

Вт, Январь 23, 2018 - 8:30

Why do some spiral galaxies have a ring around the center? Spiral galaxy NGC 1398 not only has a ring of pearly stars, gas and dust around its center, but a bar of stars and gas across its center, and spiral arms that appear like..