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GALEX: The Andromeda Galaxy

Пт, Май 18, 2012 - 7:30

A mere 2.5 million light-years away, the Andromeda Galaxy really is just next door as large galaxy's go. So close, and spanning some 260,000 light-years, it took 11 different image fields from the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)..

Herschel s Cygnus X

Чт, Май 17, 2012 - 7:30

The Herschel Space Observatory's infrared view of Cygnus X spans some 6x2 degrees across one of the closest, massive star forming regions in the plane of our Milky Way galaxy. In fact, the rich stellar nursery already holds the massive star..

Star Formation in the Tarantula Nebula

Ср, Май 16, 2012 - 7:30

The largest, most violent star forming region known in the whole Local Group of galaxies lies in our neighboring galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Were the Tarantula Nebula at the distance of the Orion Nebula -- a local star..

Семинар института космических исследований

Ср, Май 16, 2012 - 2:00

Д.О.Чернышов, В.А.Догель (ФИАН). Стохастическое ускорение частиц и проблема перегрева фоновой плазмы. http://www.iki.rssi.ru/galeev/seminar.htm

Семинар НИИЯФ МГУ по космической электродинамике

Ср, Май 16, 2012 - 2:00

Александр Алексеевич Воронин (ИПГ). Геомагнитные вариации на геостационарной орбите в точке стояния ИСЗ "Электро" (доклад по материалам..

Семинар отдела космических излучений ФИАН

Ср, Май 16, 2012 - 2:00

1. А.А.Петрухин (МИФИ). Новая(?) физика в космических лучах и на LHC. 2. Д.А.Абдушукуров (ФТИ Душанбе). Моделирование твердотельных конверторов..

All the Water on Planet Earth

Вт, Май 15, 2012 - 8:30

How much of planet Earth is made of water? Very little, actually. Although oceans of water cover about 70 percent of Earth's surface, these oceans are shallow compared to the Earth's radius.

Virtual Flight Over Asteroid Vesta

Пн, Май 14, 2012 - 8:30

What would it be like to fly over the asteroid Vesta? Animators from the German Aerospace Center recently took actual images and height data from NASA's Dawn mission currently visiting Vesta to generate such a virtual movie.

Spiral Galaxy NGC 1672 from Hubble

Вс, Май 13, 2012 - 8:30

Many spiral galaxies have bars across their centers. Even our own Milky Way Galaxy is thought to have a modest central bar. Prominently barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672, pictured above, was captured in spectacular detail in image taken by..

Школа современной астрофизики

Сб, Май 12, 2012 - 13:43

С 2 по 13 июля 2012 года на базе Пущинской Радиоастрономической Обсерватории АКЦ ФИАН (г. Пущино, Московская область) будет проходить..

The Hydra Cluster of Galaxies

Сб, Май 12, 2012 - 8:30

Two stars within our own Milky Way galaxy anchor the foreground of this cosmic snapshot. Beyond them lie the galaxies of the Hydra Cluster. In fact, while the spiky foreground stars are hundreds of light-years distant, the Hydra Cluster..

Sun vs Super Moon

Пт, Май 11, 2012 - 8:30

The Super Moon wins, by just a little, when its apparent size is compared to the Sun in this ingenious composite picture. To make it, the Full Moon on May 6 was photographed with the same camera and telescope used to image the Sun (with a..