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NGC 3370: A Sharper View

Чт, Август 08, 2013 - 7:30

Similar in size and grand design to our own Milky Way, spiral galaxy NGC 3370 lies about 100 million light-years away toward the constellation Leo. Recorded here in exquisite detail by the Hubble Space...

Meteors and Aurorae over Iceland

Ср, Август 07, 2013 - 8:30

What's going on behind that volcano? Quite a bit. First of all, the volcano itself, named Kirkjufell, is quite old and located in western Iceland near the town of GrundarfjЖrПur. In front...

Cкончалась Раиса Ивановна НОСКОВА

Вт, Август 06, 2013 - 19:35

5 августа 2013 г. на 79-м году жизни скончалась Раиса Ивановна НОСКОВА - кандидат физико-математических наук, бывший научный сотрудник..

In the Vicinity of the Cone Nebula

Вт, Август 06, 2013 - 7:30

Strange shapes and textures can be found in neighborhood of the Cone Nebula. The unusual shapes originate from fine interstellar dust reacting in complex ways with the energetic light and hot gas being expelled by the young stars.

Leaving Earth

Пн, Август 05, 2013 - 8:30

What it would look like to leave planet Earth? Such an event was recorded visually in great detail by the MESSENGER spacecraft as it swung back past the Earth, eight years ago, on its way in toward the planet Mercury. Earth can be seen..

Ios Surface: Under Construction

Вс, Август 04, 2013 - 7:30

Like the downtown area of your favorite city and any self-respecting web site ... Io's surface is constantly under construction. This moon of Jupiter holds the distinction of being the Solar System's most volcanically active body -- its..

Twisting with NGC 3718

Сб, Август 03, 2013 - 8:30

A careful look at this colorful cosmic snapshot reveals a surprising number of galaxies both near and far toward the constellation Ursa Major. The most striking is NGC 3718, the warped spiral galaxy near picture center. NGC 3718's spiral..

Астрономическая неделя с 5 по 11 августа 2013 года

Пт, Август 02, 2013 - 11:46

На данной неделе тонкий лунный серп сближается с Меркурием, Марсом и Юпитером на утреннем небе в созвездии Близнецов (выше планет по..

Tropic of Cancer

Пт, Август 02, 2013 - 8:30

This intriguing monument can be found in Taiwan between the cities of Hualian and Taitong. Split into two sides, it straddles a special circle of latitude on planet Earth, near 23.5 degrees north, known as the Tropic of Cancer.

День открытых дверей и ночь падающих звезд на Пущинской Радиоастрономической обсерватории

Чт, Август 01, 2013 - 19:53

          В связи с августовским звездопадом Пущинская РадиоАстрономическая Обсерватория АКЦ ФИАН 10..

Moon Over Andromeda

Чт, Август 01, 2013 - 8:30

The Great Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda (aka M31), a mere 2.5 million light-years distant, is the closest large spiral to our own Milky Way. Andromeda is visible to the unaided eye as a small...

Moon Over Andromeda

Чт, Август 01, 2013 - 7:30

The Great Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda (aka M31), a mere 2.5 million light-years distant, is the closest large spiral to our own Milky Way. Andromeda is visible to the unaided eye as a small...