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Yutu on a Little Planet

Сб, Февраль 13, 2016 - 8:30

Tracks lead to a small robot perched near the top of this bright little planet. Of course, the planet is really the Moon. The robot is the desk-sized Yutu rover, leaving its looming Chang'e 3 lander after a after a mid-December 2013 touch..

Астрономическая неделя с 15 по 21 февраля 2016 года

Пт, Февраль 12, 2016 - 20:42

На данной неделе долгопериодические переменные звезды R Близнецов и R Кассиопеи достигают максимума блеска (около 6m), 16 февраля..

Two Black Holes Merge

Пт, Февраль 12, 2016 - 8:30

Just press play to watch two black holes merge. Inspired by the first direct detection of gravitational waves by LIGO, this simulation video plays in slow motion but would take about one third of a second if run in real time.

Infrared Trifid

Чт, Февраль 11, 2016 - 22:30

The Trifid Nebula, also known as Messier 20, is easy to find with a small telescope, a well known stop in the nebula rich constellation Sagittarius. But where visible light pictures show the nebula...

Областной Веговский семинар состоится 25 февраля 2016 г.

Чт, Февраль 11, 2016 - 16:10

25 февраля 2016 г. в Астрономической школе «Вега» (г. Железнодорожный, Московской области) состоится семинар учителей астрономии,..

APOD Place Holder

Чт, Февраль 11, 2016 - 7:30

A new and exciting APOD will appear here today at 11:00 am Eastern Time (USA) after the LIGO press conference in Washington, DC has begun. Media Advisory : LIGO Press Conference Link

Galaxies in the River

Ср, Февраль 10, 2016 - 7:30

Large galaxies grow by eating small ones. Even our own galaxy practices galactic cannibalism, absorbing small galaxies that get too close and are captured by the Milky Way's gravity. In fact, the practice...

The Rise and Fall of Supernova 2015F

Вт, Февраль 09, 2016 - 8:30

Sit back and watch a star explode. The actual supernova occurred back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, but images of the spectacular event began arriving last year. Supernova 2015F was discovered in nearby spiral...

Light Pillars over Alaska

Пн, Февраль 08, 2016 - 8:30

What's happening behind those houses? Pictured here are not auroras but nearby light pillars, a nearby phenomenon that can appear as a distant one. In most places on Earth, a lucky viewer...

Advanced LIGO: Gravitational Wave Detectors Upgraded

Вс, Февраль 07, 2016 - 7:30

Accelerate a charge and you'll get electromagnetic radiation: light. But accelerate any mass and you'll get gravitational radiation. Light is seen all the time, but, so far, a confirmed direct detection of gravitational radiation..

Five Planets at Castell de Burriac

Сб, Февраль 06, 2016 - 7:30

February's five planet line-up stretches across a clear sky in this predawn scene. A hilltop Castell de Burriac looms in the foreground, overlooking the town of Cabrera de Mar near Barcelona, Spain, planet Earth. The mosaicked,..