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An Airglow Fan from Lake to Sky

Ср, Январь 27, 2016 - 8:30

Why would the sky look like a giant fan? Airglow. The featured intermittent green glow appeared to rise from a lake through the arch of our Milky Way Galaxy, as captured last summer next to Bryce Canyon in Utah, USA.

A Candidate for the Biggest Boom Yet Seen

Вт, Январь 26, 2016 - 8:30

It is a candidate for the brightest and most powerful explosion ever seen -- what is it? The flaring spot of light was found by the All Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASASSN) in June of last year and labelled ASASSN-15lh.

Where Your Elements Came From

Пн, Январь 25, 2016 - 8:30

The hydrogen in your body, present in every molecule of water, came from the Big Bang. There are no other appreciable sources of hydrogen in the universe. The carbon in your body was made by nuclear fusion in the interior of..

Star Cluster R136 Bursts Out

Вс, Январь 24, 2016 - 8:30

In the center of star-forming region 30 Doradus lies a huge cluster containing some of the largest, hottest, and most massive stars known. These stars, known collectively as star cluster R136, were captured in the featured image in visible..

Big Dipper, Deep Sky

Сб, Январь 23, 2016 - 8:30

The Big Dipper is an easy to recognize, well-known asterism in northern skies, though many see the Plough or Wagon. Famous bright nebulae of the north can also be found along its familiar lines, highlighted in this carefully composed..

Астрономическая неделя с 25 по 31 января 2016 года

Пт, Январь 22, 2016 - 12:22

На данной неделе утреннее небо продолжает радовать взгляд парадом всех (!!) ярких планет Солнечной системы (Меркурий, Сатурн, Венера,..

International Space Station Transits Saturn

Пт, Январь 22, 2016 - 7:30

From low Earth orbit to the outer Solar System, this remarkable video frame composite follows the International Space Station's transit of Saturn. On January 15, the well-timed capture from a site near Dulmen, Germany required telescope and..

The View Toward M101

Чт, Январь 21, 2016 - 7:30

Sweeping through northern skies, Comet Catalina (C/2013 US10) made its closest approach on January 17, passing about 6 light-minutes from our fair planet. Dust and ion tails clearly separated in this Earth-based view, the comet is also posed..

Календарь наблюдателя на февраль 2016 года

Ср, Январь 20, 2016 - 15:01

Очередной выпуск ежемесячника Календарь наблюдателя расскажет об основных явлениях..

Stars and Globules in the Running Chicken Nebula

Ср, Январь 20, 2016 - 8:30

The eggs from this gigantic chicken may form into stars. The featured emission nebula, shown in scientifically assigned colors, is cataloged as IC 2944 but known as the Running Chicken Nebula for the shape of its greater appearance.

A Dark Sand Dune on Mars

Вт, Январь 19, 2016 - 8:30

What is that dark sand dune doing on Mars? NASA's robotic rover Curiosity has been studying it to find out, making this the first-ever up-close investigation of an active sane dune on another world.