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Stars and Globules in the Running Chicken Nebula

Ср, Январь 20, 2016 - 8:30

The eggs from this gigantic chicken may form into stars. The featured emission nebula, shown in scientifically assigned colors, is cataloged as IC 2944 but known as the Running Chicken Nebula for the shape of its greater appearance.

A Dark Sand Dune on Mars

Вт, Январь 19, 2016 - 8:30

What is that dark sand dune doing on Mars? NASA's robotic rover Curiosity has been studying it to find out, making this the first-ever up-close investigation of an active sane dune on another world.

Проксима Центавра: ближайшая звезда

Пн, Январь 18, 2016 - 8:30

Есть ли планеты у ближайшей к нашему Солнцу звезды? Пока точного ответа нет, однако вы можете следить за обновлениями результатов

Proxima Centauri: The Closest Star

Пн, Январь 18, 2016 - 7:30

Does the closest star to our Sun have planets? No one is sure -- but you can now follow frequent updates of a new search that is taking place during the first few months of this year. The closest star, Proxima Centauri, is the nearest..

The Galactic Center in Infrared

Вс, Январь 17, 2016 - 8:30

The center of our Galaxy is a busy place. In visible light, much of the Galactic Center is obscured by opaque dust. In infrared light, however, dust glows more and obscures less, allowing nearly one million stars to be recorded in..

Центр Галактики в инфракрасном свете

Вс, Январь 17, 2016 - 7:30

Центр нашей Галактики – очень беспокойное место. В видимом свете он почти не виден из-за поглощающей излучение пыли. В

The View Toward M106

Сб, Январь 16, 2016 - 8:30

A big, bright, beautiful spiral, Messier 106 is at the center of this galaxy filled cosmic vista. The two degree wide telescopic field of view looks toward the well-trained constellation Canes Venatici, near the handle of the Big Dipper.

Астрономическая неделя с 18 по 24 января 2016 года

Пт, Январь 15, 2016 - 12:30

На данной неделе утреннее небо продолжает радовать взгляд парадом всех (!!) ярких планет Солнечной системы (Меркурий, Сатурн, Венера,..

Wright Mons in Color

Пт, Январь 15, 2016 - 7:30

Informally named Wright Mons, a broad mountain about 150 kilometers across and 4 kilometers high with a wide, deep summit depression is featured in this inset image captured during the New Horizons flyby of Pluto in July 2015.

Инфракрасный портрет Большого Магелланова Облака

Чт, Январь 14, 2016 - 8:30

Космические облака пыли покрывают рябью весь инфракрасный портрет галактики-спутника нашего Млечного Пути – Большого..

Infrared Portrait of the Large Magellanic Cloud

Чт, Январь 14, 2016 - 8:30

Cosmic dust clouds ripple across this infrared portrait of our Milky Way's satellite galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud. In fact, the remarkable composite image from the Herschel Space Observatory and the Spitzer Space Telescope show..

Reflections on the 1970s

Ср, Январь 13, 2016 - 8:30

The 1970s are sometimes ignored by astronomers, like this beautiful grouping of reflection nebulae in Orion - NGC 1977, NGC 1975, and NGC 1973 - usually overlooked in favor of the substantial glow from the nearby stellar nursery better..