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An Aurora of Marbles

Сб, Февраль 07, 2015 - 10:30

It looks like a fine collection of aggies. But this grid of embedded swirls and streaks actually follows the dramatic development of planet Earth's auroral substorms. The sequence of over 600 horizon-to-horizon fisheye images was taken..

Астрономическая неделя с 9 по 15 февраля 2015 года

Пт, Февраль 06, 2015 - 21:42

На данной неделе Меркурий 11 февраля перейдет от попятного к прямому движению, а 15 февраля произойдет покрытие астероидом (32536) 2001 PD41 на..

Jupiter Triple Moon Conjunction

Пт, Февраль 06, 2015 - 9:30

Our solar system's ruling giant planet Jupiter and 3 of its 4 large Galilean moons are captured in this single Hubble snapshot from January 24. Crossing in front of Jupiter's banded cloud tops Europa, Callisto, and Io are framed from lower..

M104: The Sombrero Galaxy

Чт, Февраль 05, 2015 - 9:30

The striking spiral galaxy M104 is famous for its nearly edge-on profile featuring a broad ring of obscuring dust lanes. Seen in silhouette against an extensive bulge of stars, the swath of cosmic dust lends a broad brimmed hat-like

Stars, Sprites, Clouds, Auroras

Ср, Февраль 04, 2015 - 9:30

What are those red streaks in the sky? While photographing unexpected auroras over a distant thunderstorm, something extraordinary happened: red sprites. This brief instance of rarely imaged high-altitude lightning flashed so bright that it..

Stars, Sprites, Clouds, Auroras

Ср, Февраль 04, 2015 - 8:30

Jets from Comet Churyumov Gerasimenko

Вт, Февраль 03, 2015 - 9:30

Where do comet tails come from? Although it is common knowledge that comet tails and comas originate from comet nuclei, exactly how that happens is an active topic of research. One of the best...

Журнал “Небосвод” за февраль 2015 года

Пн, Февраль 02, 2015 - 22:56

Очередной выпуск бесплатного электронно-печатного издания для любителей астрономии Небосвод....

Titan Seas Reflect Sunlight

Пн, Февраль 02, 2015 - 8:30

Why would the surface of Titan light up with a blinding flash? The reason: a sunglint from liquid seas. Saturn's moon Titan has numerous smooth lakes of methane that, when the angle is right, reflect sunlight as if they were mirrors.

NGC 4676: When Mice Collide

Вс, Февраль 01, 2015 - 9:30

These two mighty galaxies are pulling each other apart. Known as the "Mice" because they have such long tails, each spiral galaxy has likely already passed through the other. The long tails are created by the relative difference..

Кротовые норы: что это миф, врата в другие миры или математическая абстракция?

Сб, Январь 31, 2015 - 15:37

Данный текст представляет собой вторую версию моей книги о кротовых норах и черных дырах. Я постарался сделать ее понятной для..

Yellow Balls in W33

Сб, Январь 31, 2015 - 8:30

Infrared wavelengths of 3.6, 8.0, and 24.0 microns observed by the Spitzer Space Telescope are mapped into visible colors red, green, and blue in this striking image. The cosmic cloud of gas and dust is W33, a massive starforming complex..