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NGC 3310: A Starburst Spiral Galaxy

Вт, Март 01, 2016 - 8:30

The party is still going on in spiral galaxy NGC 3310. Roughly 100 million years ago, NGC 3310 likely collided with a smaller galaxy causing the large spiral galaxy to light up with a tremendous burst of star formation.

Julius Caesar and Leap Days

Пн, Февраль 29, 2016 - 8:30

Today, February 29th, is a leap day - a relatively rare occurrence. In 46 BC, Julius Caesar, featured here in a self-decreed minted coin, created a calendar system that added one leap day every four years.

IC 1848: The Soul Nebula

Вс, Февраль 28, 2016 - 8:30

Stars are forming in the Soul of the Queen of Aethopia. More specifically, a large star forming region called the Soul Nebula can be found in the direction of the constellation Cassiopeia, who Greek mythology credits as the vain wife of..

Northern Pluto

Сб, Февраль 27, 2016 - 8:30

Gaze across the frozen canyons of northern Pluto in this contrast enhanced color scene, imaged last July by the New Horizons spacecraft. Currently known as Lowell Regio, the region has been informally named for Percival Lowell, founder of..

Астрономическая неделя с 29 февраля по 6 марта 2016 года

Пт, Февраль 26, 2016 - 23:26

На данной неделе о параде планет напоминают лишь три планеты (Сатурн, Марс и Юпитер). Юпитер максимально сблизится со звездой сигма..

The Tarantula Nebula

Пт, Февраль 26, 2016 - 7:30

The Tarantula Nebula is more than a thousand light-years in diameter, a giant star forming region within nearby satellite galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud, about 180 thousand light-years away. The largest, most violent star...

Горы: самая высокая, самая длинная и самая близкая к звёздам

Чт, Февраль 25, 2016 - 8:30

Знатоки планеты Земля, скорее всего, узнали очертания её самой высокой вершины — Гималайского Эвереста, который изображён в левой..

Highest, Tallest, and Closest to the Stars

Чт, Февраль 25, 2016 - 8:30

Fans of planet Earth probably recognize its highest mountain, the Himalayan Mount Everest, on the left in this 3-panel skyscape of The World at Night. Shrouded in cloud Everest's peak is at 8,848 meters (29,029 feet) elevation above sea..

USAs Northeast Megalopolis from Space

Ср, Февраль 24, 2016 - 8:30

Can you identify a familiar area in the northeast USA just from nighttime lights? It might be possible because many major cities are visible, including (right to left) New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Richmond and

A Supernova through Galaxy Dust

Вт, Февраль 23, 2016 - 8:30

Telescopes around the world are tracking a bright supernova that occurred in a nearby dusty galaxy. The powerful stellar explosion was first noted earlier this month. The nearby galaxy is the photogenic Centaurus A, visible with..