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Milky Way Over Quiver Tree Forest

Вс, Май 15, 2016 - 7:30

In front of a famous background of stars and galaxies lies some of Earth's more unusual trees. Known as quiver trees, they are actually succulent aloe plants that can grow to tree-like proportions. The quiver tree name is derived from..

Falcon 9 and Milky Way

Сб, Май 14, 2016 - 8:30

On May 6, the after midnight launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lit up dark skies over Merritt Island, planet Earth. Its second stage bound for Earth orbit, the rocket's arc seems to be on course for the center of the Milky Way in this..

Астрономическая неделя с 16 по 22 мая 2016 года

Пт, Май 13, 2016 - 12:47

На данной неделе (22 мая) Марс вступит в противостояние с Солнцем. Это ожидаемое событие в среде любителей астрономии, и сведения о нем..

ISS and Mercury Too

Пт, Май 13, 2016 - 8:30

Transits of Mercury are relatively rare. Monday's leisurely 7.5 hour long event was only the 2nd of 14 Mercury transits in the 21st century. If you're willing to travel, transits of the International Space Station can be more frequent..

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.