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The Keyhole in the Carina Nebula

Вс, Август 14, 2016 - 8:30

The dark dusty Keyhole Nebula gets its name from its unusual shape. The looping Keyhole, in this featured classic image by the Hubble Space Telescope, is a smaller region inside the larger Carina Nebula.

Perseid from Torralba del Burgo

Сб, Август 13, 2016 - 8:30

Perseid meteors rained on planet Earth last night. This year the stream of dust from periodic comet Swift-Tuttle has produced a stunningly active shower of bright cosmic streaks. In this 25 second long exposure...

Астрономическая неделя с 15 по 21 августа 2016 года

Пт, Август 12, 2016 - 19:55

На данной неделе долгопериодическая переменная звезда R Дракона находится близ максимума блеска (6,5m), а Меркурий достигает восточной..

The Easterbunny Comes to NGC 4725

Пт, Август 12, 2016 - 8:30

At first called "Easterbunny" by its discovery team, officially named Makemake is the second brightest dwarf planet of the Kuiper belt. The icy world appears twice in this astronomical image, based on data taken on June 29 and 30 of the..

Perseid, Aurora, and Noctilucent Clouds

Чт, Август 11, 2016 - 8:30

Night skies over northern Sweden can hold some tantalizing sights in August. Gazing toward the Big Dipper, this beautiful northern skyscape captures three of them in a single frame taken last August 12/13. Though receding from northern..

Colliding Galaxies in Stephans Quintet

Ср, Август 10, 2016 - 8:30

Will either of these galaxies survive? In what might be dubbed as a semi-final round in a galactic elimination tournament, the two spirals of NGC 7318 are colliding. The featured picture was created from images taken by the Hubble..

Colliding Galaxies in Stephans Quintet

Ср, Август 10, 2016 - 8:30

Mars at Closest Approach 2016

Вт, Август 09, 2016 - 7:30

When does Mars appear the largest? This occurs when Earth sweeps past Mars in their respective orbits around the Sun, creating a momentary Sun-Earth-Mars alignment called opposition. The featured video shows the Mars opposition..

Mars at Closest Approach 2016

Вт, Август 09, 2016 - 7:30

Perseid Meteors over Mount Shasta

Пн, Август 08, 2016 - 8:30

Where are all of these meteors coming from? In terms of direction on the sky, the pointed answer is the constellation of Perseus. That is why the meteor shower that peaks later this week is known as the Perseids -- the meteors all..

Io: Moon over Jupiter

Вс, Август 07, 2016 - 8:30

How big is Jupiter's moon Io? The most volcanic body in the Solar System, Io (usually pronounced "EYE-oh") is 3,600 kilometers in diameter, about the size of planet Earth's single large natural satellite.

Las Campanas Moon and Mercury

Сб, Август 06, 2016 - 7:30

Last Thursday the view toward sunset from the 2.5 kilometer summit of Cerro Las Campanas in the remote Chilean Andes was amazing. Bright but fading Mercury stood very close to a two day old Moon. Both a sunlit lunar crescent and earthlit..