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The Complex Ion Tail of Comet Lovejoy

Ср, Январь 21, 2015 - 8:30

What causes the structure in Comet Lovejoy's tail? Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy), which is currently at naked-eye brightness and near its brightest, has been showing an exquisitely detailed ion tail. As the name...

Approaching Asteroid Ceres

Вт, Январь 20, 2015 - 9:30

It is the largest asteroid in the asteroid belt -- what secrets does it hold? To find out, NASA has sent the robotic Dawn spacecraft to explore and map this cryptic 1,000-kilometer wide world: Ceres. Orbiting between Mars and

Infrared Orion from WISE

Пн, Январь 19, 2015 - 8:30

The Great Nebula in Orion is an intriguing place. Visible to the unaided eye, it appears as a small fuzzy patch in the constellation of Orion. But this image, an illusory-color four-panel mosaic taken...

The Galactic Core in Infrared

Вс, Январь 18, 2015 - 9:30

What's happening at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy? To help find out, the orbiting Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes have combined their efforts to survey the region in unprecedented detail in infrared light. Milky Way's center..

Полное солнечное затмение 20 марта 2015 года

Сб, Январь 17, 2015 - 18:49

20 марта 2015 года произойдет полное солнечное затмение, полоса полной фазы которого будет наблюдаться даже на северном полюсе..

Comet Lovejoy s Tail

Сб, Январь 17, 2015 - 9:30

Sweeping north in planet Earth's sky, Comet Lovejoy's greenish coma and blue tinted ion tail stretched across this field of stars in the constellation Taurus on January 13. The inset at the upper left shows the 1/2 degree angular size of

Comet Lovejoy s Tail

Сб, Январь 17, 2015 - 8:30

Sweeping north in planet Earth's sky, Comet Lovejoy's greenish coma and blue tinted ion tail stretched across this field of stars in the constellation Taurus on January 13. The inset at the upper left shows the 1/2 degree angular size of

Астрономическая неделя с 19 по 25 января 2015 года

Сб, Январь 17, 2015 - 2:06

На данной неделе Марс проходит в 0,2 южнее Нептуна (20 января), астероид Юнона: сближается с Землей до 1,324 a.e., а Меркурий достигнет стояния..

Астрономическая неделя с 19 по 25 января 2015 года

Сб, Январь 17, 2015 - 2:06

На данной неделе Марс проходит в 0,2 южнее Нептуна (20 января), астероид Юнона: сближается с Землей до 1,324 a.e., а Меркурий достигнет стояния..

Huygens Lands on Titan

Пт, Январь 16, 2015 - 9:30

Delivered by Saturn-bound Cassini, ESA's Huygens probe touched down on the ringed planet's largest moon Titan, ten years ago on January 14, 2005. These panels show fisheye images made during its slow descent by parachute through Titan's..

Huygens Lands on Titan

Пт, Январь 16, 2015 - 9:30

Delivered by Saturn-bound Cassini, ESA's Huygens probe touched down on the ringed planet's largest moon Titan, ten years ago on January 14, 2005. These panels show fisheye images made during its slow descent by parachute through Titan's..

Venus and Mercury at Sunset

Чт, Январь 15, 2015 - 9:30

Inner planets Venus and Mercury can never wander far from the Sun in Earth's sky. This week you've probably seen them both gathered near the western horizon just after sunset, a close conjunction of bright celestial beacons in the fading..