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The Rosette Nebula in Hydrogen and Oxygen

Ср, Февраль 25, 2015 - 9:30

The Rosette Nebula is not the only cosmic cloud of gas and dust to evoke the imagery of flowers -- but it is the most famous. At the edge of a large molecular cloud...

Unusual Plumes Above Mars

Вт, Февраль 24, 2015 - 9:30

What is creating unusual plumes on Mars? No one is sure. Noted and confirmed by a global contingent of amateur astronomers on photos of the red planet in March 2012, possibly similar plumes have now been found on archived images as..

The Milky Way Over the Arizona Toadstools

Пн, Февраль 23, 2015 - 8:30

Which is older -- the rocks you see on the ground or the light you see from the sky? Usually its the rocks that are older, with their origin sentiments deposited well before light left any of the stars or nebulas you see in the sky.

The Dark River to Antares

Вс, Февраль 22, 2015 - 8:30

Connecting the Pipe Nebula to the colorful region near bright star Antares is a dark cloud dubbed the Dark River, flowing from the picture's left edge. Murky looking, the Dark River's appearance is caused by dust obscuring background..

Астрономическая неделя с 23 февраля по 1 марта 2015 года

Сб, Февраль 21, 2015 - 16:58

На данной неделе Меркурий достигает утренней элонгации 26,7 градусов (24 февраля), а через два дня заканчивает свою видимость в средних..

45 Days in the Sun

Сб, Февраль 21, 2015 - 8:30

From January 11 to February 25 2013, a pinhole camera sat in a field near Budapest, Hungary, planet Earth to create this intriguing solargraph. And for 45 days, an old Antonov An-2 biplane stood still while the Sun rose and set.

An Evening Sky Conjunction

Пт, Февраль 20, 2015 - 9:30

Eight years ago, an evening sky held this lovely pairing of a young crescent Moon and brilliant Venus. Seen near the western horizon, the close conjunction and its wintry reflection were captured from Bolu, Turkey, planet Earth on February..

Palomar 12

Чт, Февраль 19, 2015 - 8:30

Palomar 12 was not born here. The stars of the globular cluster, first identified in the Palomar Sky Survey, are younger than those in other globular star clusters that roam the halo of our Milky Way Galaxy.

Palomar 12

Чт, Февраль 19, 2015 - 8:30

Dark Craters and Bright Spots Revealed on Asteroid Ceres

Ср, Февраль 18, 2015 - 8:30

What are those bright spots on asteroid Ceres? As the robotic spacecraft Dawn approaches the largest asteroid in the asteroid belt, the puzzle only deepens. Sharper new images taken last week and released yesterday...

Аннотации основных статей журнала «Земля и Вселенная» №1, 2015

Вт, Февраль 17, 2015 - 13:01

Fibrils Flower on the Sun

Вт, Февраль 17, 2015 - 8:30

When does the Sun look like a flower? In a specific color of red light emitted by hydrogen, as featured here, some regions of the solar chromosphere may resemble a rose. The color-inverted image was taken in 2014 October and shows