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Gravity s Grin

Пт, Ноябрь 27, 2015 - 7:30

Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, published 100 years ago this month, predicted the phenomenon of gravitational lensing. And that's what gives these distant galaxies such a whimsical appearance, seen through the looking glass..

Planets of the Morning

Чт, Ноябрь 26, 2015 - 8:30

Planet Earth's horizon stretches across this recent Solar System group portrait, seen from the southern hemisphere's Las Campanas Observatory. Taken before dawn it traces the ecliptic with a line-up familiar to November's early morning..

Unusual Pits Discovered on Pluto

Ср, Ноябрь 25, 2015 - 8:30

Why are there unusual pits on Pluto? The indentations were discovered during the New Horizons spacecraft's flyby of the dwarf planet in July. The largest pits span a kilometer across and dip tens...

Aurora over Clouds

Вт, Ноябрь 24, 2015 - 7:30

Auroras usually occur high above the clouds. The auroral glow is created when fast-moving particles ejected from the Sun impact the Earth's magnetosphere, from which charged particles spiral along the Earth's magnetic field to strike atoms..

Зимняя школа юного астронома-2016

Пн, Ноябрь 23, 2015 - 21:12

Вниманию учителей астрономии, руководителей астрономических кружков, а также школьников, занимающихся астрономией! В дни..

Зимняя школа юного астронома-2016

Пн, Ноябрь 23, 2015 - 21:12

Календарь наблюдателя на декабрь 2015 года

Пн, Ноябрь 23, 2015 - 19:33

Очередной выпуск ежемесячника Календарь наблюдателя расскажет об основных явлениях..

A 212 Hour Exposure of Orion

Пн, Ноябрь 23, 2015 - 7:30

The constellation of Orion is much more than three stars in a row. It is a direction in space that is rich with impressive nebulas. To better appreciate this well-known swath of sky, an extremely long exposure was taken over many clear..

Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars

Вс, Ноябрь 22, 2015 - 8:30

This moon is doomed. Mars, the red planet named for the Roman god of war, has two tiny moons, Phobos and Deimos, whose names are derived from the Greek for Fear and Panic. These...

Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars

Вс, Ноябрь 22, 2015 - 8:30

This moon is doomed. Mars, the red planet named for the Roman god of war, has two tiny moons, Phobos and Deimos, whose names are derived from the Greek for Fear and Panic. These...

Recycling NGC 5291

Сб, Ноябрь 21, 2015 - 7:30

Following an ancient galaxy-galaxy collision 200 million light-years from Earth, debris from a gas-rich galaxy, NGC 5291, was flung far into intergalactic space. NGC 5291 and the likely interloper, also known as the "Seashell" galaxy, are..