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Big Dipper Above and Below Chilean Volcanoes

Вт, Май 09, 2017 - 8:30

Do you see it? This common question frequently precedes the rediscovery of one of the most commonly recognized configurations of stars on the northern sky: the Big Dipper. This grouping of stars is one of the few things that has likely..

Ancient Ogunquit Beach on Mars

Пн, Май 08, 2017 - 8:30

This was once a beach -- on ancient Mars. The featured 360-degree panorama, horizontally compressed, was taken by the robotic Curiosity rover currently exploring the red planet. Named Ogunquit Beach after its terrestrial..

Star Formation in the Tadpole Nebula

Вс, Май 07, 2017 - 8:30

What's all of the commotion in the Tadpole nebula? Star formation. Dusty emission in the Tadpole nebula, IC 410, lies about 12,000 light-years away in the northern constellation of the Charioteer (Auriga).

Galaxy Cluster Abell 370 and Beyond

Сб, Май 06, 2017 - 8:30

Some 4 billion light-years away, massive galaxy cluster Abell 370 only appears to be dominated by two giant elliptical galaxies and infested with faint arcs in this sharp Hubble Space Telescope snapshot. The fainter...

Астрономическая неделя с 8 по 14 мая 2017 года

Пт, Май 05, 2017 - 21:36

На данной неделе долгопериодическая звезда V Змееносца достигнет максимума блеска (6,5m), а комета C/2015 ER61 ( PanSTARRS ) пройдет перигелий своей..

The Bull s Eye and the Young Moon

Пт, Май 05, 2017 - 8:30

Aldebaran, eye of Taurus the Bull, and a young crescent Moon shared an early evening sky last Friday. The lovely celestial pairing could be enjoyed around planet Earth, but from some locations the Moon was even seen to pass in front of

Юрию Николаевичу Ефремову – 80 лет

Чт, Май 04, 2017 - 15:40

11 мая 2017 года исполняется 80 лет Юрию Николаевичу Ефремову - выдающемуся российскому астроному, доктору физико-математических наук,..

The Perseus Cluster Waves

Чт, Май 04, 2017 - 8:30

The cosmic swirl and slosh of giant waves in an enormous reservoir of glowing hot gas are traced in this enhanced X-ray image from the Chandra Observatory. The frame spans over 1 million light-years across the center of the nearby Perseus..

NGC 3628: The Hamburger Galaxy

Ср, Май 03, 2017 - 7:30

No, hamburgers are not this big. What is pictured is a sharp telescopic views of a magnificent edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 3628 show a puffy galactic disk divided by dark dust lanes. Of course, this deep galactic portrait puts some..

Approach above Sunset

Вт, Май 02, 2017 - 8:30

There it is! The Cygnus supply ship was a welcome sight to the astronauts on the International Space Station just over a week ago. Launched three days before on a United Launch Alliance Atlas...

Cooling Neutron Star

Пн, Май 01, 2017 - 8:30

The bright source near the center is a neutron star, the incredibly dense, collapsed remains of a massive stellar core. Surrounding it is supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A), a comfortable 11,000 light-years away. Light from the