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Hurricane Ivan from the Space Station

Вс, Октябрь 09, 2016 - 8:30

Ninety percent of the houses on Grenada were damaged by the destructive force of Hurricane Ivan. At its peak in 2004, Ivan was a Category 5 hurricane, the highest power category on the Saffir-Simpson Scale, and created sustained..

Moon, Mercury, and Twilight Radio

Сб, Октябрь 08, 2016 - 7:30

Sharing dawn's twilight with the Moon on September 29, Mercury was about as far from the Sun as it can wander, the innermost planet close to its maximum elongation in planet Earth's skies.

Астрономическая неделя с 10 по 16 октября 2016 года

Пт, Октябрь 07, 2016 - 21:03

На данной неделе Меркурий проходит в градусе севернее Юпитера (11 октября), астероидом Метида (6) покроется звезда HIP45826 (7,4m) из созвездия..

The Hydrogen Clouds of M33

Пт, Октябрь 07, 2016 - 8:31

Gorgeous spiral galaxy M33 seems to have more than its fair share of glowing hydrogen gas. A prominent member of the local group of galaxies, M33 is also known as the Triangulum Galaxy and lies about 3 million light-years distant.

Trifid, Lagoon, and Mars

Чт, Октябрь 06, 2016 - 8:30

Bright nebulae and star clusters along this 5 degree wide field of view are popular stops on telescopic tours of the constellation Sagittarius and the crowded starfields of the central Milky Way. Cataloged...

A Crumbling Layered Butte on Mars

Ср, Октябрь 05, 2016 - 8:30

What is this unusual mound on Mars? NASA's Curiosity rover rolling across Mars has come across a group of these mounds that NASA has labelled Murray Buttes. Pictured is a recently assembled mosaic image of one of the last of the..

Nest of the Eagle Nebula

Вт, Октябрь 04, 2016 - 8:30

What surrounds the famous Eagle Nebula? The inside of the Eagle Nebula contains eggs -- evaporating gaseous globules -- that typically reside in tremendous pillars of gas and dust and where stars form. This image, though...

Explore Rosettas Comet

Пн, Октябрь 03, 2016 - 8:30

What would it be like to fly around a comet nucleus? To find out, just wait for your WebGL-compatible browser to load a detailed digital model of Comet 67P and then -- go exploring! With...

Календарь наблюдателя на ноябрь 2016 года

Вс, Октябрь 02, 2016 - 17:50

Очередной выпуск ежемесячника Календарь наблюдателя расскажет об основных явлениях..

Aurora Over White Dome Geyser

Вс, Октябрь 02, 2016 - 8:30

Sometimes both heaven and Earth erupt. Colorful aurorae erupted unexpectedly a few years ago, with green aurora appearing near the horizon and brilliant bands of red aurora blooming high overhead. A bright Moon lit the foreground of this..

Rosetta s Farewell

Сб, Октябрь 01, 2016 - 7:30

After closely following comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko for 786 days as it rounded the Sun, the Rosetta spacecraft's controlled impact with the comet's surface was confirmed by the loss of signal from the spacecraft on September 30, 2016.