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A Transit of Mercury

Чт, Май 12, 2016 - 8:30

On May 9, the diminutive disk of Mercury spent about seven and a half hours crossing in front of the Sun as viewed from the general vicinity of Earth. It was the second of 14 transits of the Solar System's innermost planet in the 21st..

A Mercury Transit Music Video from SDO

Ср, Май 11, 2016 - 8:30

What's that small black dot moving across the Sun? Mercury. Possibly the clearest view of Mercury crossing in front of the Sun earlier this week was from Earth orbit. The Solar Dynamics Observatory obtained an uninterrupted vista

Saturn and Mars visit Milky Way Star Clouds

Вт, Май 10, 2016 - 8:30

Planets, stars, nebulas and a galaxy -- this impressive image has them all. Closest to home are the two planets Mars (right) and Saturn (center), visible as the two bright orange spots in the upper half of the featured image.

Webb Telescope Mirror Rises after Assembly

Пн, Май 09, 2016 - 7:30

Move over Hubble -- here comes the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). JWST promises to be the new most powerful telescope in space. In the last month, the 18-segment gold-plated primary mirror for JWST was unveiled. In the featured..

Mercurys Transit: An Unusual Spot on the Sun

Вс, Май 08, 2016 - 8:30

What's that dot on the Sun? If you look closely, it is almost perfectly round. The dot is the result of an unusual type of solar eclipse that occurred in 2006. Usually it is the Earth's Moon that eclipses the Sun. This time,..

Three Worlds for TRAPPIST 1

Сб, Май 07, 2016 - 8:30

Three new found worlds orbit the ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, a mere 40 light-years away. Their transits were first detected by the Belgian robotic TRAnsiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope, TRAPPIST, at ESO's La Silla..

Астрономическая неделя с 9 по 15 мая 2016 года

Пт, Май 06, 2016 - 20:12

На данной неделе (9 мая) Меркурий совершит прохождение по диску Солнца. Это ожидаемое событие в среде любителей астрономии, и..

NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula

Пт, Май 06, 2016 - 8:30

These cosmic clouds have blossomed 1,300 light-years away, in the fertile starfields of the constellation Cepheus. Called the Iris Nebula, NGC 7023 is not the only nebula to evoke the imagery of flowers, though.

“Эффекты” Зельдовича, запечатлённые на нашем небе

Чт, Май 05, 2016 - 10:35

Яков Борисович Зельдович (1914-1987) – один из наиболее результативных физиков, физико-химиков, астрофизиков, космологов XX..

The SONG and the Hunter

Чт, Май 05, 2016 - 7:30

Near first quarter, the Moon in March lights this snowy, rugged landscape, a view across the top of Tenerife toward La Palma in the Canary Islands Spanish archipelago. The large Teide volcano, the highest point in Spain, looms over the..

A Mercury Transit Sequence

Ср, Май 04, 2016 - 7:30

This coming Monday, Mercury will cross the face of the Sun, as seen from Earth. Called a transit, the last time this happened was in 2006. Because the plane of Mercury's orbit is not exactly coincident with the plane of..

Aurora over Sweden

Вт, Май 03, 2016 - 7:30

It was bright and green and stretched across the sky. This striking aurora display was captured last month just outside of жstersund, Sweden. Six photographic fields were merged to create the featured panorama spanning almost 180..