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Saturn s Swirling Cloudscape

Ср, Август 06, 2014 - 7:30

Acquiring its first sunlit views of far northern Saturn in late 2012, the Cassini spacecraft's wide-angle camera recorded this stunning, false-color image of the ringed planet's north pole. The composite of near-infrared image data results..

Four Billion BCE: Battered Earth

Вт, Август 05, 2014 - 8:30

No place on Earth was safe. Four billion years ago, during the Hadean eon, our Solar System was a dangerous shooting gallery of large and dangerous rocks and ice chunks. Recent examination of lunar...

Shadows and Plumes Across Enceladus

Пн, Август 04, 2014 - 8:30

Why does Enceladus have ice plumes? The discovery of jets spewing water vapor and ice was detected by the Saturn-orbiting Cassini spacecraft in 2005. The origin of the water feeding the jets, however, remained a topic of research.

Shadows and Plumes Across Enceladus

Пн, Август 04, 2014 - 7:30

Dark Shuttle Approaching

Вс, Август 03, 2014 - 8:30

What's that approaching? Astronauts on board the International Space Station first saw it in early 2010 far in the distance. Soon it enlarged to become a dark silhouette. As it came even closer, the silhouette appeared to be a..

NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula

Сб, Август 02, 2014 - 8:30

These clouds of interstellar dust and gas have blossomed 1,300 light-years away in the fertile star fields of the constellation Cepheus. Sometimes called the Iris Nebula, NGC 7023 is not the only nebula in the sky to evoke the imagery of..

NGC 7023: туманность Ирис

Сб, Август 02, 2014 - 7:30

Подобно нежным космическим лепесткам, эти облака межзвездного газа и пыли распустились на расстоянии в 1300 световых лет в богатом..

Журнал “Небосвод” за август 2014 года

Пт, Август 01, 2014 - 19:24

Августовский номер журнала расскажет о новых исследованиях вселенной, поможет сделать зарисовку Солнца, содержит сведения по..

Журнал “Небосвод” за август 2014 года

Пт, Август 01, 2014 - 18:24

Астрономическая неделя с 4 по 10 августа 2014 года

Пт, Август 01, 2014 - 12:28

На данной неделе Меркурий вступит в верхнее соединение с Солнцем, Луной (Ф= 0,54) покроется Сатурн при видимости в Австралии, а также..

Tetons and Snake River, Planet Earth

Пт, Август 01, 2014 - 8:30

An alluring night skyscape, this scene looks west across the Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA, Planet Earth. The Snake River glides through the foreground, while above the Tetons' rugged mountain peaks the starry sky is laced with

Veins of Heaven

Чт, Июль 31, 2014 - 8:30

Transfusing sunlight through a a still dark sky, this exceptional display of noctilucent clouds was captured earlier this month above the island of Gotland, Sweden. From the edge of space, about 80 kilometers above...