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Descent to a Comet

Чт, Ноябрь 13, 2014 - 9:30

Yesterday, the first soft landing on a comet took place some 500 million kilometers from planet Earth as the Rosetta mission lander Philae settled on the nucleus of C67/P Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The landing site, dubbed Agilkia, is located..

Philae Attempts Comet Nucleus Landing

Ср, Ноябрь 12, 2014 - 9:30

Today humanity will make its first attempt to land a probe on the nucleus of a comet. As the day progresses, the Philae (fee-LAY) lander will separate from the Rosetta spacecraft and head down...

Orion in Gas, Dust, and Stars

Вт, Ноябрь 11, 2014 - 8:30

The constellation of Orion holds much more than three stars in a row. A deep exposure shows everything from dark nebula to star clusters, all embedded in an extended patch of gaseous wisps in the greater Orion Molecular Cloud Complex.

The Protoplanetary Disk of HL Tauri from ALMA

Пн, Ноябрь 10, 2014 - 8:30

Why does this giant disk have gaps? The exciting and probable answer is: planets. A mystery is how planets massive enough to create these gaps formed so quickly, since the HL Tauri star system is only about one million years old.

Туманность Кошачий глаз от телескопа имени Хаббла

Вс, Ноябрь 09, 2014 - 8:30

Некоторым это может показаться похожим на кошачий глаз. Однако Землю и прекрасную туманность Кошачий глаз разделяют три тысячи..

The Cat’s Eye Nebula from Hubble

Вс, Ноябрь 09, 2014 - 8:30

To some, it may look like a cat's eye. The alluring Cat's Eye nebula, however, lies three thousand light-years from Earth across interstellar space. A classic planetary nebula, the Cat's Eye (NGC 6543) represents a final, brief yet

Polar Ring Galaxy NGC 660

Сб, Ноябрь 08, 2014 - 8:30

NGC 660 is featured in this cosmic snapshot, a sharp composite of broad and narrow band filter image data from the Gemini North telescope on Mauna Kea. Over 20 million light-years away and swimming within the boundaries of the

Астрономическая неделя с 10 по 16 ноября 2014 года

Пт, Ноябрь 07, 2014 - 18:40

На данной неделе долгопериодическая переменная звезда R Лебедя достигнет 10 ноября максимума блеска (6,1m виз.), 11 ноября произойдет..

Астрономическая неделя с 10 по 16 ноября 2014 года

Пт, Ноябрь 07, 2014 - 18:40

The Map of Dione

Пт, Ноябрь 07, 2014 - 9:30

This cylindrical projection global map is one of six new color maps of Saturn's midsized icy moons, constructed using 10 years of image data from the Cassini spacecraft. Discovered by Cassini (the astronomer) in 1684, Dione is about 1,120..

SH2 155: The Cave Nebula

Чт, Ноябрь 06, 2014 - 8:30

This colorful skyscape features the dusty Sharpless catalog emission region Sh2-155, the Cave Nebula. In the composite image, data taken through narrowband filters tracks the glow of ionized sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms in red,..