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Fly Over Dwarf Planet Ceres

Ср, Июнь 10, 2015 - 7:30

What would it look like to fly over dwarf planet Ceres? Animators from the German Aerospace Center recently took actual images and height data from NASA's robotic Dawn mission -- currently visiting Ceres -- to generate several fascinating..

Galaxy NGC 7714 After Collision

Вт, Июнь 09, 2015 - 8:30

Is this galaxy jumping through a giant ring of stars? Probably not. Although the precise dynamics behind the featured image is yet unclear, what is clear is that the pictured galaxy, NGC 7714, has been stretched and distorted by a..

The Milky Way over the Temple of Poseidon

Пн, Июнь 08, 2015 - 7:30

What's that glowing in the distance? Although it may look like a lighthouse, the rays of light near the horizon actually emanate from the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, Greece. Some temple lights are even reflected in the

NGC 3132: The Eight Burst Nebula

Вс, Июнь 07, 2015 - 8:30

It's the dim star, not the bright one, near the center of NGC 3132 that created this odd but beautiful planetary nebula. Nicknamed the Eight-Burst Nebula and the Southern Ring Nebula, the glowing gas originated in the outer layers of a..

Into the Void

Сб, Июнь 06, 2015 - 8:30

Fifty years ago, on June 3, 1965, Edward White stepped out of the orbiting Gemini 4 spacecraft to become the first US astronaut to walk in space. White is captured in this photo taken...

Астрономическая неделя с 8 по 14 июня 2015 года

Пт, Июнь 05, 2015 - 18:13

На данной неделе произойдет покрытие Луной (ф=0,26) планеты Уран (видимость в Австралии), Меркурий достигнет стояния с переходом от..

Астрономическая неделя с 8 по 14 июня 2015 года

Пт, Июнь 05, 2015 - 17:13

Green Flash at Moonrise

Пт, Июнь 05, 2015 - 8:30

Follow a sunset on a clear day against a distant horizon and you might glimpse a green flash just as the Sun disappears, the sunlight briefly refracted over a long sight-line through atmospheric layers. You can spot a green flash at sunrise..

Зелёный луч на восходе Луны

Пт, Июнь 05, 2015 - 7:30

Если наблюдать закат в ясный день там, где открыт горизонт, можно на короткий миг увидеть зелёный луч в тот самый момент, когда Солнце..

NGC 2419 Intergalactic Wanderer

Чт, Июнь 04, 2015 - 8:30

Three objects stand out in this thoughtful telescopic image, a view toward the mostly stealthy constellation Lynx. The two brightest (the spiky ones) are nearby stars. The third is the remote globular star cluster NGC 2419, at distance..

Пролёт около губкообразного спутника Сатурна Гипериона

Ср, Июнь 03, 2015 - 8:30

Почему этот спутник похож на губку? Чтобы понять это, НАСА и ЕКА в начале этой недели отправили команду автоматическому

Flyby Image of Saturns Sponge Moon Hyperion

Ср, Июнь 03, 2015 - 8:30

Why does this moon look like a sponge? To better investigate, NASA and ESA sent the Saturn-orbiting robotic spacecraft Cassini zooming past Saturn's moon Hyperion, once again, earlier this week. One of the images beamed back to..