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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..

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..

Астрономическая неделя с 8 по 14 августа 2016 года

Пт, Август 05, 2016 - 23:18

На данной неделе ожидаемым явлением будет максимум действия метеорного потока Персеиды с возможным часовым числом метеоров около..

Apollo 15 Panorama

Пт, Август 05, 2016 - 8:30

On July 31, 1971, Apollo 15 astronauts Jim Iwrin and Dave Scott deployed the first Lunar Roving Vehicle on the Moon. Using it to explore their Hadley-Apennine landing site they spent nearly three days on the Moon while Al Worden orbited..

M63: Sunflower Galaxy Wide Field

Чт, Август 04, 2016 - 8:30

The Sunflower Galaxy blooms near the center of this wide field telescopic view. The scene spans about 2 degrees or 4 full moons on the sky toward the loyal constellation Canes Venatici. More formally...

M63: Sunflower Galaxy Wide Field

Чт, Август 04, 2016 - 8:30

Behold the Universe

Ср, Август 03, 2016 - 8:30

What if you climbed up on a rock and discovered the Universe? You can. Although others have noted much of it before, you can locate for yourself stars, planets, and even the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy. All you need is a dark..

A Rocket Booster Falls Back to Earth

Вт, Август 02, 2016 - 8:30

What's that crossing the sky? Although it looked a bit like a large meteor, it was actually the booster of a Chinese rocket returning to Earth after its launch two days earlier.

Behind Saturn

Пн, Август 01, 2016 - 8:30

What's behind Saturn? The first answer is the camera itself, perched on the Cassini spacecraft currently orbiting behind the planet with the most grand ring system in our Solar System. The unusual perspective...