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Star Forming Region S106

Вт, Февраль 16, 2016 - 8:30

Massive star IRS 4 is beginning to spread its wings. Born only about 100,000 years ago, material streaming out from this newborn star has formed the nebula dubbed Sharpless 2-106 Nebula (S106), featured here.

White Rock Fingers on Mars

Пн, Февраль 15, 2016 - 8:30

What caused this unusual light rock formation on Mars? Intrigued by the possibility that they could be salt deposits left over as an ancient lakebed dried-up, detailed studies of these fingers now indicate a more mundane possibility:..

A Heart Shaped Lenticular Cloud

Вс, Февраль 14, 2016 - 8:30

Can a cloud love a mountain? Perhaps not, but on a Valentine's Day like today, one might be prone to seeing heart-shaped symbols where they don't actually exist. A fleeting pareidolia, the featured heart was really a lenticular..

Yutu on a Little Planet

Сб, Февраль 13, 2016 - 8:30

Tracks lead to a small robot perched near the top of this bright little planet. Of course, the planet is really the Moon. The robot is the desk-sized Yutu rover, leaving its looming Chang'e 3 lander after a after a mid-December 2013 touch..

Астрономическая неделя с 15 по 21 февраля 2016 года

Пт, Февраль 12, 2016 - 20:42

На данной неделе долгопериодические переменные звезды R Близнецов и R Кассиопеи достигают максимума блеска (около 6m), 16 февраля..

Two Black Holes Merge

Пт, Февраль 12, 2016 - 8:30

Just press play to watch two black holes merge. Inspired by the first direct detection of gravitational waves by LIGO, this simulation video plays in slow motion but would take about one third of a second if run in real time.

Infrared Trifid

Чт, Февраль 11, 2016 - 22:30

The Trifid Nebula, also known as Messier 20, is easy to find with a small telescope, a well known stop in the nebula rich constellation Sagittarius. But where visible light pictures show the nebula...

Областной Веговский семинар состоится 25 февраля 2016 г.

Чт, Февраль 11, 2016 - 16:10

   25 февраля 2016 г. в Астрономической школе «Вега» (г. Железнодорожный, Московской области) состоится семинар учителей астрономии,..

APOD Place Holder

Чт, Февраль 11, 2016 - 7:30

A new and exciting APOD will appear here today at 11:00 am Eastern Time (USA) after the LIGO press conference in Washington, DC has begun. Media Advisory : LIGO Press Conference Link

Galaxies in the River

Ср, Февраль 10, 2016 - 7:30

Large galaxies grow by eating small ones. Even our own galaxy practices galactic cannibalism, absorbing small galaxies that get too close and are captured by the Milky Way's gravity. In fact, the practice...

The Rise and Fall of Supernova 2015F

Вт, Февраль 09, 2016 - 8:30

Sit back and watch a star explode. The actual supernova occurred back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, but images of the spectacular event began arriving last year. Supernova 2015F was discovered in nearby spiral...

Light Pillars over Alaska

Пн, Февраль 08, 2016 - 8:30

What's happening behind those houses? Pictured here are not auroras but nearby light pillars, a nearby phenomenon that can appear as a distant one. In most places on Earth, a lucky viewer...