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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

Jupiter Diving

Чт, Декабрь 14, 2017 - 8:30

Take this simulated plunge and dive into the upper atmosphere of Jupiter, the Solar System's ruling gas giant. The awesome animation is based on image data from JunoCam, and the microwave radiometer on board the Jupiter-orbiting Juno..

Meteors over Inner Mongolia

Ср, Декабрь 13, 2017 - 7:30

Did you ever get caught in a meteor shower? If yes, then every minute or so the sky sparked with fleeting flashes of light. This was the fate of the pictured astrophotographer during last year's Perseids meteor shower.

Highlights of the Winter Sky

Вт, Декабрь 12, 2017 - 8:30

What's up in the sky this winter? The featured graphic gives a few highlights for Earth's northern hemisphere. Viewed as a clock face centered at the bottom, early winter sky events fan out toward the left, while late winter events..

Mercury Visualized from MESSENGER

Пн, Декабрь 11, 2017 - 7:30

What would it be like to fly over the planet Mercury? Images and data taken from NASA's robotic MESSENGER spacecraft that orbited Mercury from 2011 to 2015 have been digitally combined to envision a virtual flight that highlights much of the..

In Green Company: Aurora over Norway

Вс, Декабрь 10, 2017 - 7:30

Raise your arms if you see an aurora. With those instructions, two nights went by with, well, clouds -- mostly. On the third night of returning to same peaks, though, the sky not only cleared up but lit up with a spectacular auroral..