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Comet Tails and Star Trails

Вт, Июль 21, 2015 - 8:30

After grazing the western horizon on northern summer evenings Comet PanSTARRS (also known as C/2014 Q1) climbed higher in southern winter skies. A visitor to the inner Solar System discovered in August 2014 by the prolific panSTARRS..

Comet PanSTARRS and a Crescent Moon

Пн, Июль 20, 2015 - 7:30

A comet has brightened quickly and unexpectedly. Discovered last year, Comet C/2014 Q1 (PanSTARRS) is expected to be visible now for a few days to the unaided eye, just after sunset, from some locations. The comet rounded the Sun on..

The First Rocket Launch from Cape Canaveral

Вс, Июль 19, 2015 - 7:30

A new chapter in space flight began this week in 1950 July with the launch of the first rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida: the Bumper V-2. Shown above, the Bumper V-2 was an ambitious two-stage rocket program that topped a V-2..

Fly Over Pluto

Сб, Июль 18, 2015 - 8:30

It took 9.5 years to get this close, but you can now take a virtual flight over Pluto in this animation of image data from the New Horizons spacecraft. The Plutonian terrain unfolding 48,000 miles (77,000 kilometers) below is identified as..

Календарь наблюдателя на август 2015 года

Пт, Июль 17, 2015 - 23:40

Очередной выпуск ежемесячника Календарь наблюдателя расскажет об основных явлениях..

Астрономическая неделя с 20 по 26 июля 2015 года

Пт, Июль 17, 2015 - 17:51

На данной неделе Меркурий достигнет соединения с Солнцем, а астероид Церера - противостояния с Солнцем. Венера и Уран сменят движение с..

Charon

Пт, Июль 17, 2015 - 7:30

Icy world Charon is 1,200 kilometers across. That makes Pluto's largest moon only about 1/10th the size of planet Earth but a whopping 1/2 the diameter of Pluto itself. Charon is seen in unprecedented detail in this image from New..

50 Miles on Pluto

Чт, Июль 16, 2015 - 7:30

A 50 mile (80 kilometer) trip across Pluto would cover the distance indicated by the scale bar in this startling image. The close-up of the icy world's rugged equatorial terrain was captured when the New Horizons spacecraft was about

Novae and Nova-like Stars in the 81th Name-list of Variable Stars: Official Announcement of GCVS Nam

Ср, Июль 15, 2015 - 12:13

GCVS names are announced for 13 galactic variable stars of rare types (mostly Novae) discovered in 2013-2015.

Pluto Resolved

Ср, Июль 15, 2015 - 7:30

New Horizons has survived its close encounter with Pluto and has resumed sending back images and data. The robotic spacecraft reported back on time, with all systems working, and with the expected volume of data stored.

New Horizons Passes Pluto and Charon

Вт, Июль 14, 2015 - 8:30

Will the New Horizons spacecraft survive its closest approach to Pluto and return useful images and data? Humanity will know in a few hours. Regardless of how well it functions, New Horizon's rapid...

Last Look at Plutos Charon Side

Пн, Июль 13, 2015 - 7:30

Pluto surface is strange. As the robotic New Horizons barrels toward its closest approach to Pluto and its moons tomorrow, images already coming back show Pluto's surface to be curiouser and curiouser. The featured image, taken two..