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A Live View from the International Space Station

Ср, Май 14, 2014 - 8:30

If were floating above the Earth right now, this is what you might see. Two weeks ago, the robotic SpaceX Dragon capsule that delivered supplies to the Earth-orbiting International Space Station (ISS) also delivered High Definition..

CG4: A Ruptured Cometary Globule

Вт, Май 13, 2014 - 7:30

Can a gas cloud grab a galaxy? It's not even close. The "claw" of this odd looking "creature" in the above photo is a gas cloud known as a cometary globule. This globule, however, has ruptured. Cometary globules are..

Illustris Simulation of the Universe

Пн, Май 12, 2014 - 7:30

How did we get here? Click play, sit back, and watch. A new computer simulation of the evolution of the universe -- the largest and most sophisticated yet produced -- provides new insight into how galaxies formed and new perspectives..

Valles Marineris: The Grand Canyon of Mars

Вс, Май 11, 2014 - 7:30

The largest canyon in the Solar System cuts a wide swath across the face of Mars. Named Valles Marineris, the grand valley extends over 3,000 kilometers long, spans as much as 600 kilometers across, and delves as much as 8 kilometers..

Звёздные величины

Сб, Май 10, 2014 - 23:25

- безразмерные величины, характеризующие блеск небесного светила. Для оценки блеска звёзд, видимых невооружённым глазом, древнегреч...

Астрономический календарь на 2015 год

Сб, Май 10, 2014 - 15:05

Готовится к выходу в свет очередной (одиннадцатый) выпуск ежегодника Астрономический календарь, выходящего в серии..

Inside the Flame Nebula

Сб, Май 10, 2014 - 7:30

The Flame Nebula stands out in this optical image of the dusty, crowded star forming regions toward Orion's belt, a mere 1,400 light-years away. X-ray data from the Chandra Observatory and infrared images from the Spitzer Space Telescope

Астрономическая неделя с 12 по 18 мая 2014 года

Пт, Май 09, 2014 - 15:16

На данной неделе произойдет покрытие Сатурна Луной (Ф= 1,0) при видимости в Австралии и Новой Зеландии (редкое покрытие, когда Сатурн в..

Halley Dust and Milky Way

Пт, Май 09, 2014 - 7:30

The early morning hours of May 6 were moonless when grains of cosmic dust streaked through dark skies. Swept up as planet Earth plows through dusty debris streams left behind periodic Comet Halley, the annual meteor shower is known as the

Семинар НИИЯФ МГУ “Астрофизика космических лучей и физика космоса”

Пт, Май 09, 2014 - 1:02

1. Khodachenko, Maxim (1,2), Sasunov Yury(1), Alexeev Igor (2), Belenkaya Elena(2), Shaikhislamov Ildar(3), Lammer Helmut(1), Kislyakova Kristina(1) (1 - Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria; 2 - Institut Planetary..

The Tail of the Hamburger Galaxy

Чт, Май 08, 2014 - 7:30

Sharp telescopic views of NGC 3628 show a puffy galactic disk divided by dark dust lanes. Of course, this deep portrait of the magnificent, edge-on spiral galaxy puts some astronomers in mind of its popular moniker, the Hamburger Galaxy.

Curiosity Inspects Mt Remarkable on Mars

Ср, Май 07, 2014 - 8:30

What has the Curiosity rover come across on Mars? Dubbed Mount Remarkable, the rolling robot has chanced upon this notable 5-meter tall mound during its continuing journey around and, eventually, up 5.5-kilometer high Mt. Sharp.