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The North and South Jupiter

Ср, Сентябрь 14, 2016 - 8:30

A wide, looping orbit brought Juno close to Jupiter on August 27. As the spacecraft swung around the giant planet's poles JunoCam acquired these premier direct polar views, a change from the usual nearly equatorial perspective of outbound..

NGC 1672: Barred Spiral Galaxy from Hubble

Вт, Сентябрь 13, 2016 - 8:30

Many spiral galaxies have bars across their centers. Even our own Milky Way Galaxy is thought to have a modest central bar. Prominently barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672, featured here, was captured in spectacular detail in an image..

Philae Lander Found on Comet 67P

Пн, Сентябрь 12, 2016 - 8:30

A little spacecraft that was presumed lost has now been found. In 2014, the Philae lander slowly descended from its parent Rosette spacecraft to the nucleus of Comet C67/P Churyumov-Gerasimenko. At the surface, after a harpoon..

Календарь наблюдателя на октябрь 2016 года

Вс, Сентябрь 11, 2016 - 22:05

Очередной выпуск ежемесячника Календарь наблюдателя расскажет об основных явлениях..

All the Water on Planet Earth

Вс, Сентябрь 11, 2016 - 8:30

How much of planet Earth is made of water? Very little, actually. Although oceans of water cover about 70 percent of Earth's surface, these oceans are shallow compared to the Earth's radius.

The Launch of OSIRIS REx

Сб, Сентябрь 10, 2016 - 7:30

Near sunset on Thursday, clear skies saw the launch of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. Sporting a single solid rocket booster, its Atlas V vehicle blasts off from Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 in this low, wide-angle view toward launch pad and..

Астрономическая неделя с 12 по 18 сентября 2016 года

Пт, Сентябрь 09, 2016 - 20:38

На данной неделе под утро 13 сентября пройдет Меркурий в нижнем соединении с Солнцем, 15 сентября произойдет покрытие Луной (Ф= 0,98)..

The Wide and Deep Lagoon

Пт, Сентябрь 09, 2016 - 8:30

Ridges of glowing interstellar gas and dark dust clouds inhabit the turbulent, cosmic depths of the Lagoon Nebula. Also known as M8, the bright star forming region is about 5,000 light-years distant.

Mars in the Clouds

Чт, Сентябрь 08, 2016 - 8:30

Wandering through this stunning field of view, Mars really is in front of these colorful cosmic clouds. The mosaic contructed from telescopic images is about 5 degrees (10 full moons) across. It captures...

Mars in the Clouds

Чт, Сентябрь 08, 2016 - 8:30

Eclipse to Sunset

Ср, Сентябрь 07, 2016 - 8:30

September's eclipse of the Sun is documented in the 68 frames of this timelapse composite. Starting at 1pm local time a frame every 4 minutes follow's the progress of the New Moon across the solar disk.