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Shadows and Plumes Across Enceladus

Пн, Август 04, 2014 - 7:30

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.

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...

M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

Ср, Июль 30, 2014 - 7:30

Andromeda is the nearest major galaxy to our own Milky Way Galaxy. Our Galaxy is thought to look much like Andromeda. Together these two galaxies dominate the Local Group of galaxies. The diffuse light from Andromeda is caused by the..

A Sky Portal in New Zealand

Вт, Июль 29, 2014 - 8:30

To some, it may look like a portal into the distant universe. To others, it may appear as the eye of a giant. Given poetic license, both are correct. Pictured above is a standard fisheye view of the sky -- but with an unusual..

The Horsehead Nebula from Blue to Infrared

Пн, Июль 28, 2014 - 7:30

One of the most identifiable nebulae in the sky, the Horsehead Nebula in Orion, is part of a large, dark, molecular cloud. Also known as Barnard 33, the unusual shape was first discovered on a photographic plate in the late 1800s.