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AR1520: Islands in the Photosphere

Сб, Июль 14, 2012 - 8:30

Awash in a sea of plasma and anchored in magnetic fields, sunspots are planet-sized, dark islands in the solar photosphere, the bright surface of the Sun. Dark because they are slightly cooler than the surrounding surface, this group of..

21st Century M101

Пт, Июль 13, 2012 - 8:30

One of the last entries in Charles Messier's famous catalog, big, beautiful spiral galaxy M101 is definitely not one of the least. About 170,000 light-years across, this galaxy is enormous, almost twice the size of our own Milky Way Galaxy.

Teimareh Petroglyphs and Star Trails

Чт, Июль 12, 2012 - 8:30

Engraved in rock, these ancient petroglyphs are abundant in the Teimareh valley, located in the Zagros Mountains of central Iran. They likely tell a tale of hunters and animals found in the middle eastern valley 6,000 years ago or more,..

A Morning Line of Stars and Planets

Ср, Июль 11, 2012 - 8:30

Early morning dog walkers got a visual treat last week as bright stars and planets appeared to line up. Pictured above, easily visible from left to right, were the Pleiades open star cluster, Jupiter, Venus, and the "Follower" star

Общемосковский семинар астрофизиков (ГАИШ МГУ)

Ср, Июль 11, 2012 - 1:00

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Happy People Dancing on Planet Earth

Вт, Июль 10, 2012 - 8:30

What are these humans doing? Dancing. Many humans on Earth exhibit periods of happiness, and one method of displaying happiness is dancing. Happiness and dancing transcend political boundaries and occur in practically every human..

Greeley Panorama on Mars

Пн, Июль 09, 2012 - 8:30

What did you do over your winter vacation? If you were the Opportunity rover on Mars, you spent four months of it stationary and perched on the northern slope of Greeley Haven -- and tilted so that your solar panels could absorb as much..

Greeley Panorama on Mars

Пн, Июль 09, 2012 - 8:30

What did you do over your winter vacation? If you were the Opportunity rover on Mars, you spent four months of it stationary and perched on the northern slope of Greeley Haven -- and tilted so that your solar panels could absorb as much..

Volcano and Aurora in Iceland

Вс, Июль 08, 2012 - 8:30

Sometimes both heaven and Earth erupt. In Iceland in 1991, the volcano Hekla erupted at the same time that auroras were visible overhead. Hekla, one of the most famous volcanoes in the world, has erupted at least 20 times over..

Gravitational Tractor

Сб, Июль 07, 2012 - 7:30

How would you change the course of an Earth-threatening asteroid? One idea - a massive spacecraft that uses gravity as a towline - is illustrated in this dramatic artist's view of a gravitational tractor in action.

Астрономическая неделя с 9 по 15 июля 2012 года

Пт, Июль 06, 2012 - 19:29

На данной неделе Венера сближается с Вестой и со звездой Альдебаран, Меркурий и Уран пройдут точку стояния с переходом к попятному..

The Tidal Tail of NGC 3628

Пт, Июль 06, 2012 - 8:30

A mere 30 million light-years away, large spiral galaxy NGC 3628 (center left) shares its neighborhood in the local Universe with two other large spirals, in a magnificent grouping otherwise known as the Leo Triplet.