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South Polar Vortex Discovered on Titan

Вт, Июль 24, 2012 - 8:30

What's happening over the south pole of Titan? A vortex of haze appears to be forming, although no one is sure why. The above natural-color image shows the light-colored feature. The vortex was found on images taken last month when..

Lightning Captured at 7207 Images per Second

Пн, Июль 23, 2012 - 8:30

How fast is lightning? Lightning, in fact, moves not only too fast for humans to see, but so fast that humans can't even tell which direction it is moving. The above lightning stroke did not move too fast, however, for this extremely high..

M16: Pillars of Creation

Вс, Июль 22, 2012 - 7:30

It was one of the most famous images of the 1990s. This image, taken with the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995, shows evaporating gaseous globules (EGGs) emerging from pillars of molecular hydrogen gas and dust. The giant pillars are

Календарь наблюдателя на август 2012 года

Сб, Июль 21, 2012 - 21:13

Основными астрономическими событиями месяца являются: 2 августа - астероид Церера сближается с астероидом Веста до 6 градусов, 5..

Журнал “Небосвод” за июль 2012 года

Сб, Июль 21, 2012 - 18:06

В очередном номере журнала читатели смогут прочитать статьи о прохождении Венеры по диску Солнца, рассказ о северном..

The Eagle Rises

Сб, Июль 21, 2012 - 8:30

Get out your red/blue glasses and check out this remarkable stereo view from lunar orbit. Created from two photographs (AS11-44-6633, AS11-44-6634) taken by astronaut Michael Collins during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission...

Астрономическая неделя с 23 по 29 июля 2012 года

Пт, Июль 20, 2012 - 20:30

На данной неделе наступит максимум действия метеорного потока дельта-Аквариды, а Меркурий максимально сблизится с Землей и пройдет..

Moon Meets Jupiter

Пт, Июль 20, 2012 - 8:30

Skygazers around planet Earth enjoyed the close encounter of planets and Moon in July 15's predawn skies. And while many saw bright Jupiter next to the slender, waning crescent, Europeans also...

Dawn of the Dish

Чт, Июль 19, 2012 - 8:30

Wandering planets Venus and Jupiter were joined by an old crescent Moon near the eastern horizon on July 15. This serene southern skyview of the much anticipated predawn conjunction includes the lovely Pleiades star cluster and bright stars..

A Hole in Mars

Ср, Июль 18, 2012 - 8:30

What created this unusual hole in Mars? The hole was discovered by chance on images of the dusty slopes of Mars' Pavonis Mons volcano taken by the HiRISE instrument aboard the robotic Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter currently circling Mars.

Simulation: A Disk Galaxy Forms

Вт, Июль 17, 2012 - 8:30

How do galaxies like our Milky Way form? Since our universe moves too slowly to watch, faster-moving computer simulations are created to help find out. Green depicts (mostly) hydrogen gas in the above movie, while time is shown in billions..

Fifth Moon Discovered Orbiting Pluto

Пн, Июль 16, 2012 - 8:30

A fifth moon has been discovered orbiting Pluto. The moon was discovered earlier this month in images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in preparation for the New Horizons mission's scheduled flyby of Pluto in 2015.