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Perseids over Meteora

Сб, Август 10, 2013 - 8:30

The two bright meteors flashing through this night skyscape from August 7 are part of the ongoing Perseid meteor shower. In the direction indicated by both colorful streaks, the shower's radiant in the eponymous constellation Perseus is at..

Астрономическая неделя с 12 по 18 августа 2013 года

Пт, Август 09, 2013 - 12:24

На данной неделе метеорные потоки Персеиды (августовский звездопад) и каппа Цигниды достигнут максимума действия. произойдет..

Perseid over Albrechtsberg Castle

Пт, Август 09, 2013 - 8:30

Medieval Albrechtsberg castle is nestled in trees near the northern bank of the river Pielach and the town of Melk, Austria. In clearing night skies on August 12, 2012 it stood under constellations of the northern summer, including..

NGC 3370: A Sharper View

Чт, Август 08, 2013 - 8:30

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...

NGC 3370: A Sharper View

Чт, Август 08, 2013 - 7:30

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..