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NGC 3576: The Statue of Liberty Nebula

Ср, Сентябрь 28, 2016 - 8:30

What's happening in the Statue of Liberty nebula? Bright stars and interesting molecules are forming and being liberated. The complex nebula resides in the star forming region called RCW 57. This image showcases...

Jupiters Europa from Spacecraft Galileo

Вт, Сентябрь 27, 2016 - 8:30

What mysteries might be solved by peering into this crystal ball? In this case, the ball is actually a moon of Jupiter, the crystals are ice, and the moon is not only dirty but cracked beyond repair. Nevertheless, speculation is..

Gaia: Here Comes the Sun

Пн, Сентябрь 26, 2016 - 8:30

What would it look like to return home from outside our galaxy? Although designed to answer greater questions, recent data from ESA's robotic Gaia mission is helping to provide a uniquely modern perspective on humanity's place in the..

Saturn from Above

Вс, Сентябрь 25, 2016 - 8:30

This image of Saturn could not have been taken from Earth. No Earth based picture could possibly view the night side of Saturn and the corresponding shadow cast across Saturn's rings. Since Earth is much closer to the Sun than Saturn,..

Heart and Soul and Double Cluster

Сб, Сентябрь 24, 2016 - 8:30

This rich starfield spans almost 10 degrees across the sky toward the northern constellations Cassiopeia and Perseus. On the left, heart-shaped cosmic cloud IC 1805 and IC 1848 are popularly known as the Heart and Soul nebulae.

Астрономическая неделя с 26 сентября по 2 октября 2016 года

Пт, Сентябрь 23, 2016 - 19:03

На данной неделе 26 сентября Юпитер вступит в соединении с Солнцем, а 29 сентября Меркурий достигнет в наибольшей западной (утренней)..

Harvest Moon Eclipse

Пт, Сентябрь 23, 2016 - 8:30

A Harvest Moon rises over Sesimbra Castle south of Lisbon in this impressive series of telephoto exposures. Captured at its full phase, the golden Moon was also gliding through the Earth's more diffuse outer shadow during September's

Sunset at Edmontonhenge

Чт, Сентябрь 22, 2016 - 8:30

On September 18, the setting Sun illuminated both sides of the steep brick and steel canyon otherwise known as Jasper Avenue in downtown Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, planet Earth. The Stonehenge-like alignment is captured from the middle of the..

Zooming in on Star Cluster Terzan 5

Ср, Сентябрь 21, 2016 - 7:30

Globular clusters once ruled the Milky Way. Back in the old days, back when our Galaxy first formed, perhaps thousands of globular clusters roamed our Galaxy. Today, there are less than 200 left. Over the eons, many globular..

The Helix Nebula in Infrared

Вт, Сентябрь 20, 2016 - 8:30

What makes this cosmic eye look so red? Dust. The featured image from the robotic Spitzer Space Telescope shows infrared light from the well-studied Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) a mere 700 light-years away in the constellation of the..

50000 Kilometers over the Sun

Пн, Сентябрь 19, 2016 - 7:30

What's happening at the edge of the Sun? Although it may look like a monster is rampaging, what is pictured is actually only a monster prominence -- a sheath of thin gas held above the surface by the Sun's magnetic field.