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1901 Photograph: The Orion Nebula

Сб, Август 17, 2019 - 8:30

By the turn of the 20th century advances in photography contributed an important tool for astronomers. Improving photographic materials, long exposures, and new telescope designs produced astronomical images with details not visible at

The Elephant s Trunk Nebula in Cepheus

Пт, Август 16, 2019 - 8:30

Like an illustration in a galactic Just So Story, the Elephant's Trunk Nebula winds through the emission nebula and young star cluster complex IC 1396, in the high and far off constellation of Cepheus. Also known as vdB 142, the cosmic..

Астрономическая неделя с 19 по 25 августа 2019 года

Пт, Август 16, 2019 - 7:51

На данной неделе 20 августа долгопериодическая переменная звезда T Водолея достигнет максимума блеска (6,5m). 21 августа Венера пройдет..

The Perseids and the Plough

Чт, Август 15, 2019 - 8:30

Despite interfering moonlight, many denizens of planet Earth were able to watch this year's Perseid meteor shower. This pastoral scene includes local skygazers admiring the shower's brief, heavenly flashes in predawn hours near peak activity

Saturn Behind the Moon

Ср, Август 14, 2019 - 8:30

What's that next to the Moon? Saturn. In its monthly trip around the Earth -- and hence Earth's sky -- our Moon passed nearly in front of Sun-orbiting Saturn earlier this week. Actually the Moon passed directly in front of

Сверхновая выстреливает пульсар J0002

Вт, Август 13, 2019 - 8:31

Что может выстрелить нейтронной звездой, как пушечным ядром? — Сверхновая. Около 10 тысяч лет назад сверхновая, создавшая..

Supernova Cannon Expels Pulsar J0002

Вт, Август 13, 2019 - 8:31

What could shoot out a neutron star like a cannon ball? A supernova. About 10,000 years ago, the supernova that created the nebular remnant CTB 1 not only destroyed a massive star but blasted its newly formed neutron star core -- a

Perseid Meteors over Slovakia

Пн, Август 12, 2019 - 8:30

Tonight is a good night to see meteors. Comet dust will rain down on planet Earth, streaking through dark skies during the peak of the annual Perseid Meteor Shower. The featured composite image was taken during last year's Perseids from..

Arp 87: Merging Galaxies from Hubble

Вс, Август 11, 2019 - 7:30

This dance is to the death. Along the way, as these two large galaxies duel, a cosmic bridge of stars, gas, and dust currently stretches over 75,000 light-years and joins them. The bridge...

M16 Close Up

Сб, Август 10, 2019 - 8:30

A star cluster around 2 million years young surrounded by natal clouds of dust and glowing gas, M16 is also known as The Eagle Nebula. This beautifully detailed image of the region adopts the colorful Hubble palette and includes cosmic

Atlas at Dawn

Пт, Август 09, 2019 - 8:30

This single, 251-second long exposure follows the early flight of an Atlas V rocket on August 8, streaking eastward toward the dawn from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, planet Earth. The launch of the United Launch Alliance rocket was at..