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Crossing Dingo Gap on Mars

Вт, Февраль 18, 2014 - 7:30

An important threshold on Mars has now been crossed. Landing in mid-2012, the Curiosity rover is searching for clues of whether life could ever have existed on the red planet. Recent findings of Curiosity include evidence for an..

Астрофизический семинар АКЦ ФИАН

Вт, Февраль 18, 2014 - 1:01

1. Новости. 2. Ю.Ю.Ковалев. Новые результаты проекта РадиоАстрон. http://asc-lebedev.ru/?dep=1&main=3

The Cosmic Web of the Tarantula Nebula

Пн, Февраль 17, 2014 - 8:30

It is the largest and most complex star forming region in the entire galactic neighborhood. Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy orbiting our Milky Way galaxy, the region's spidery appearance is responsible for..

Inside the Eagle Nebula

Вс, Февраль 16, 2014 - 8:30

From afar, the whole thing looks like an Eagle. A closer look at the Eagle Nebula, however, shows the bright region is actually a window into the center of a larger dark shell of dust. Through this window, a brightly-lit

Астрономия, астрология и интернет

Вс, Февраль 16, 2014 - 0:48

В нашем календаре – почти каждый день праздник. Это или день какого-то святого, или что-то профессиональное. Есть такие праздники и у..

NGC 2359: Thor s Helmet

Сб, Февраль 15, 2014 - 8:30

This helmet-shaped cosmic cloud with wing-like appendages is popularly called Thor's Helmet. Heroically sized even for a Norse god, Thor's Helmet is about 30 light-years across. In fact, the helmet is more...

Семинар отдела космических излучений ФИАН

Сб, Февраль 15, 2014 - 1:01

А.Д.Панов (НИИЯФ МГУ). Энергетические спектры ядер первичных космических лучей от протонов до железа по результатам эксперимента ATIC-2 (по..

Астрономическая неделя с 17 по 23 февраля 2014 года

Пт, Февраль 14, 2014 - 14:32

На данной неделе произойдет покрытие Луной (Ф= 0,59) Сатурна (видимость в Африке, акватории Индийского океана, Австралии), а Нептун..

IC 1805: Light from the Heart

Пт, Февраль 14, 2014 - 7:30

Sprawling across almost 200 light-years, emission nebula IC 1805 is a mix of glowing interstellar gas and dark dust clouds about 7,500 light-years away in the Perseus spiral arm of our galaxy. Stars were born in this region whose nickname,..

Downtown Auriga

Чт, Февраль 13, 2014 - 8:30

Rich in star clusters and nebulae, the ancient constellation of Auriga, the Charioteer, rides high in northern winter night skies. Spanning nearly 24 full moons (12 degrees) on the sky, this deep telescopic mosaic view recorded in January

Rocket, Meteor, and Milky Way over Thailand

Ср, Февраль 12, 2014 - 8:30

Can the night sky appear both serene and surreal? Perhaps classifiable as serene in the above panoramic image taken last Friday are the faint lights of small towns glowing across a dark foreground landscape of Doi Inthanon National Park..

The Heart and Soul Nebulas

Вт, Февраль 11, 2014 - 8:30

Is the heart and soul of our Galaxy located in Cassiopeia? Possibly not, but that is where two bright emission nebulas nicknamed Heart and Soul can be found. The Heart Nebula, officially dubbed IC 1805 and visible in the above..