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Perseid Night at Yosemite

Чт, Август 18, 2016 - 8:30

The 2016 Perseid meteor shower performed well on the night of August 11/12. The sky on that memorable evening was recorded from a perch overlooking Yosemite Valley, planet Earth, in this scene composed of 25 separate images selected from..

Meteor before Galaxy

Ср, Август 17, 2016 - 19:27

What's that green streak in front of the Andromeda galaxy? A meteor. While photographing the Andromeda galaxy last Friday, near the peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower, a sand-sized rock from deep space crossed right in front of our..

Five Planets and the Moon over Australia

Вт, Август 16, 2016 - 7:30

It is not a coincidence that planets line up. That's because all of the planets orbit the Sun in (nearly) a single sheet called the plane of the ecliptic. When viewed from inside that plane -- as Earth dwellers are likely to do --

Human as Spaceship

Пн, Август 15, 2016 - 8:30

You are a spaceship soaring through the universe. So is your dog. We all carry with us trillions of microorganisms as we go through life. These multitudes of bacteria, fungi, and archaea have different DNA than you.

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

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..

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..