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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..

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..

The Spiral North Pole of Mars

Вт, Декабрь 19, 2017 - 8:30

Why is there a spiral around the North Pole of Mars? Each winter this pole develops a new outer layer about one meter thick composed of carbon dioxide frozen out of the thin Martian atmosphere. This fresh layer is deposited on a..

The Spiral North Pole of Mars

Вт, Декабрь 19, 2017 - 7:30

Why is there a spiral around the North Pole of Mars? Each winter this pole develops a new outer layer about one meter thick composed of carbon dioxide frozen out of the thin Martian atmosphere. This fresh layer is deposited on a..

The Kepler 90 Planetary System

Пн, Декабрь 18, 2017 - 8:30

Do other stars have planetary systems like our own? Yes -- one such system is Kepler-90. Cataloged by the orbiting Kepler satellite, an eighth planet has now been discovered giving Kepler-90 the same number of known planets as our Solar..

The Einstein Cross Gravitational Lens

Вс, Декабрь 17, 2017 - 8:30

Most galaxies have a single nucleus -- does this galaxy have four? The strange answer leads astronomers to conclude that the nucleus of the surrounding galaxy is not even visible in this image. The central cloverleaf is rather..

Календарь наблюдателя на январь 2018 года

Сб, Декабрь 16, 2017 - 20:30

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

A Wintry Shower

Сб, Декабрь 16, 2017 - 8:30

Four Geminids flash through northern skies in this wintry night skyscape. The bright fireball and 3 fainter meteors were captured in a single 10 second exposure, near the peak of December's Geminid meteor shower.

Астрономическая неделя с 18 по 24 декабря 2017 года

Пт, Декабрь 15, 2017 - 18:35

На данной неделе астероид (20) Массалия (8,4m) вступит в противостояние с Солнцем (18 декабря). 19 декабря Луна достигнет апогея орбиты (406605..

Geminids of the North

Пт, Декабрь 15, 2017 - 8:30

Earth's annual Geminid meteor shower did not disappoint as our fair planet plowed through dust from active asteroid 3200 Phaethon. Captured in this northern hemisphere nightscape, the meteors stream away from the shower's radiant in..

Аннотации основных статей журнала «Земля и Вселенная» № 6, 2017

Чт, Декабрь 14, 2017 - 16:33