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UCAC4 489-026986: A new variable star in the field of NGC 2254

Ср, Апрель 09, 2014 - 12:57

Two Rings for Asteroid Chariklo

Ср, Апрель 09, 2014 - 8:30

Asteroids can have rings. In a surprising discovery announced two weeks ago, the distant asteroid 10199 Chariklo was found to have at least two orbiting rings. Chariklo's diameter of about 250 kilometers makes it the largest of the..

M42: Inside the Orion Nebula

Вт, Апрель 08, 2014 - 7:30

The Great Nebula in Orion, an immense, nearby starbirth region, is probably the most famous of all astronomical nebulas. Here, glowing gas surrounds hot young stars at the edge of an immense interstellar molecular cloud only 1500

A Solar Eclipse from the Moon

Пн, Апрель 07, 2014 - 8:30

Has a solar eclipse ever been seen from the Moon? Yes, first in 1967 -- but it may happen again next week. The robotic Surveyor 3 mission took thousands of wide angle television images of the Earth in 1967, a few of which captured the..

Fresh Tiger Stripes on Saturns Enceladus

Вс, Апрель 06, 2014 - 7:30

Do underground oceans vent through the tiger stripes on Saturn's moon Enceladus? Long features dubbed tiger stripes are known to be spewing ice from the moon's icy interior into space, creating a cloud of fine ice particles over the moon's..

Lunar Farside

Сб, Апрель 05, 2014 - 9:30

Tidally locked in synchronous rotation, the Moon always presents its familiar nearside to denizens of planet Earth. From lunar orbit, the Moon's farside can become familiar, though. In fact this sharp picture, a mosaic from the Lunar..

Астрономическая неделя с 7 по 13 апреля 2014 года

Пт, Апрель 04, 2014 - 17:07

На данной неделе долгопериодическая переменная звезда T Цефея достигнет максимума блеска (визуальная величина 5,2m), Марс вступит в..

Along the Western Veil

Пт, Апрель 04, 2014 - 8:30

Delicate in appearance, these filaments of shocked, glowing gas, draped in planet Earth's sky toward the constellation of Cygnus, make up the western part of the Veil Nebula. The Veil Nebula itself is a large supernova remnant, an expanding

59 New Red Variable Stars

Чт, Апрель 03, 2014 - 13:56

At the Edge of NGC 2174

Чт, Апрель 03, 2014 - 8:30

This fantastic skyscape lies near the edge of NGC 2174 a star forming region about 6,400 light-years away in the nebula-rich constellation of Orion. It follows mountainous clouds of gas and dust carved...

Семинар института космических исследований

Чт, Апрель 03, 2014 - 2:01

Ю.А.Фридман (НИЦ "Курчатовский институт), К.В.Чукбар (МФТИ, НИЦ "Курчатовский институт"). Токовый слой в плазме как система с управляющим..

Mars Red and Spica Blue

Ср, Апрель 02, 2014 - 7:30

A bright pair of sky objects will be visible together during the next few months. Mars will shine brightly in its familiar rusty hue as it reaches its brightest of 2014 next week.