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GOES 16: Moon over Planet Earth

Чт, Январь 26, 2017 - 8:30

Launched last November 19 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the satellite now known as GOES-16 can now observe planet Earth from a geostationary orbit 22,300 miles above the equator. Its Advanced Baseline Imager captured this..

Cassinis Grand Finale Tour at Saturn

Ср, Январь 25, 2017 - 8:30

Cassini is being prepared to dive into Saturn. The robotic spacecraft that has been orbiting and exploring Saturn for over a decade will end its mission in September with a spectacular atmospheric plunge. Pictured here is a diagram of

M78 and Orion Dust Reflections

Вт, Январь 24, 2017 - 8:30

In the vast Orion Molecular Cloud complex, several bright blue nebulas are particularly apparent. Pictured here are two of the most prominent reflection nebulas - dust clouds lit by the reflecting light of bright embedded stars.

Скончался СОРОЧЕНКО Роман Леонидович

Пн, Январь 23, 2017 - 21:42

21 января 2017 г. на 93-м году жизни после непродолжительной болезни скончался главный научный сотрудник ФИАН, доктор..

Winter Hexagon over Manla Reservoir

Пн, Январь 23, 2017 - 7:30

If you can find Orion, you might be able to find the Winter Hexagon. The Winter Hexagon involves some of the brightest stars visible, together forming a large and easily found pattern in the winter sky of Earth's northern hemisphere.

SpaceX Falcon 9 to Orbit

Вс, Январь 22, 2017 - 8:30

Birds don't fly this high. Airplanes don't go this fast. The Statue of Liberty weighs less. No species other than human can even comprehend what is going on, nor could any human just a millennium ago. The launch of a

Астрономический календарь - справочник (1901 - 2100 годы)

Сб, Январь 21, 2017 - 21:40

Астрономический календарь - справочник (1901 - 2100 годы) - специальный выпуск астрономического календаря для любителей..

Daphnis the Wavemaker

Сб, Январь 21, 2017 - 8:30

Plunging close to the outer edges of Saturn's rings, on January 16 the Cassini spacecraft captured this closest yet view of Daphnis. About 8 kilometers across and orbiting within the bright ring system's Keeler gap, the small moon is

Астрономическая неделя с 23 по 29 января 2017 года

Пт, Январь 20, 2017 - 19:40

На данной неделе долгопериодические переменные звезды RT Стрельца и V Волопаса достигнут максимума блеска (6m), а Луна (Ф= 0,12-) пройдет..

Layer Cake Sunset

Пт, Январь 20, 2017 - 7:30

On January 18 a tantalizing sunset was captured in this snapshot. Seemingly sliced into many horizontal layers the Sun shimmered moments before it touched the horizon, setting over the Pacific Ocean as seen from the mountaintop Las Campanas

The Elephant s Trunk Nebula in Cepheus

Чт, Январь 19, 2017 - 8:30

Like an illustration in a galactic Just So Story, the Elephant's Trunk Nebula winds through the emission nebula and young star cluster complex IC 1396, in the high and far off constellation of Cepheus. Also known as vdB 142, the cosmic..

Space Station Vista: Planet and Galaxy

Ср, Январь 18, 2017 - 8:30

If you could circle the Earth aboard the International Space Station, what might you see? Some amazing vistas, one of which was captured in this breathtaking picture in mid-2015. First, visible at the top, are parts of the space station..