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Charon

Пт, Июль 17, 2015 - 7:30

Icy world Charon is 1,200 kilometers across. That makes Pluto's largest moon only about 1/10th the size of planet Earth but a whopping 1/2 the diameter of Pluto itself. Charon is seen in unprecedented detail in this image from New..

50 Miles on Pluto

Чт, Июль 16, 2015 - 7:30

A 50 mile (80 kilometer) trip across Pluto would cover the distance indicated by the scale bar in this startling image. The close-up of the icy world's rugged equatorial terrain was captured when the New Horizons spacecraft was about

Novae and Nova-like Stars in the 81th Name-list of Variable Stars: Official Announcement of GCVS Nam

Ср, Июль 15, 2015 - 12:13

GCVS names are announced for 13 galactic variable stars of rare types (mostly Novae) discovered in 2013-2015.

Pluto Resolved

Ср, Июль 15, 2015 - 7:30

New Horizons has survived its close encounter with Pluto and has resumed sending back images and data. The robotic spacecraft reported back on time, with all systems working, and with the expected volume of data stored.

New Horizons Passes Pluto and Charon

Вт, Июль 14, 2015 - 8:30

Will the New Horizons spacecraft survive its closest approach to Pluto and return useful images and data? Humanity will know in a few hours. Regardless of how well it functions, New Horizon's rapid...

Last Look at Plutos Charon Side

Пн, Июль 13, 2015 - 7:30

Pluto surface is strange. As the robotic New Horizons barrels toward its closest approach to Pluto and its moons tomorrow, images already coming back show Pluto's surface to be curiouser and curiouser. The featured image, taken two..

APOD: 2015 July 12 New Horizons Launch to Pluto

Вс, Июль 12, 2015 - 7:30

Destination: Pluto. The New Horizons spacecraft roared off its launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA in 2006 toward adventures in the distant Solar System. The craft is the fastest spaceships ever launched by humans,..

Геология Плутона

Сб, Июль 11, 2015 - 7:30

Плутон оказывается в фокусе. Автоматический космический аппарат Новые Горизонты подлетает к неисследованному миру в отдаленной..

5 Million Miles from Pluto

Чт, Июль 09, 2015 - 8:30

An image snapped on July 7 by the New Horizons spacecraft while just under 5 million miles (8 million kilometers) from Pluto is combined with color data in this most detailed view yet of the Solar System's most famous world about to be..

APOD: 2015 July 8 In the Company of Dione

Ср, Июль 08, 2015 - 7:30

That is not our Moon. It's Dione, and its a moon of Saturn. The robotic Cassini spacecraft took the featured image during a flyby of Saturn's cratered Moon last month. Perhaps what makes this image so interesting, though, is the..

Журнал “Небосвод” за июль 2015 года

Ср, Июль 08, 2015 - 0:26

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

APOD: 2015 July 7 The Milky Way from a Malibu Sea Cave

Вт, Июль 07, 2015 - 8:30

Whats happening outside this cave? Nothing unexpected its just the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy passing by. As the Earth turns, the band of our Galaxy appears to rotate and shift along the horizon.