Пт, Июнь 22, 2012 - 8:30
Grand spiral galaxies often seem to get all the glory, flaunting their young, bright, blue star clusters in beautiful, symmetric spiral arms. But small, irregular galaxies form stars too. In fact dwarf galaxy IC 2574 shows clear evidence..
Чт, Июнь 21, 2012 - 18:30
Made with narrow and broad band filters, this colorful cosmic snap shot covers a field of view about the size of the full Moon within the boundaries of the constellation Cygnus. It highlights the bright edge of a ring-like nebula traced by..
Ср, Июнь 20, 2012 - 7:30
Today's solstice, the astronomical beginning of summer in the north, is at 23:09 UT when the Sun reaches the northernmost declination in its yearly trek through planet Earth's sky. While most...
Вт, Июнь 19, 2012 - 8:30
What's left after a star explodes? To help find out, NASA launched the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) satellite into Earth orbit last week. NuSTAR's ability to focus hard X-rays emitted from...
Пн, Июнь 18, 2012 - 8:30
Why were the statues on Easter Island built? No one is sure. What is sure is that over 800 large stone statues exist there. The Easter Island statues, stand, on the average, over twice as tall as a person and have over 200 times as..
Вс, Июнь 17, 2012 - 8:30
Why does Jupiter have rings? Jupiter's rings were discovered in 1979 by the passing Voyager 1 spacecraft, but their origin was a mystery. Data from the Galileo spacecraft that orbited Jupiter from 1995 to 2003 later confirmed that..
Сб, Июнь 16, 2012 - 8:30
The first APOD appeared seventeen years ago today, on 1995 June 16. Although garnering only 14 page views on that day, we are proud to estimate that APOD has now served over one billion space-related images over the last 1.7 decades.
Пт, Июнь 15, 2012 - 19:05
На данной неделе 21 июня в 3 часа 05 минут по московскому времени наступит летнее солнцестояние....
Пт, Июнь 15, 2012 - 8:30
Nearby and bright, spiral galaxies M65 (top) and M66 stand out in this engaging cosmic snapshot. The pair are just 35 million light-years distant and around 100,000 light-years across, about the size of our own spiral Milky Way.
Чт, Июнь 14, 2012 - 7:30
In 1716, English astronomer Edmond Halley noted, "This is but a little Patch, but it shews itself to the naked Eye, when the Sky is serene and the Moon absent." Of course, M13 is now modestly recognized as the Great Globular Cluster in..
Ср, Июнь 13, 2012 - 9:31
On 2012 April 25, we acquired spectra and images of NGC 5775 OT PSN J14535395+0334049, classified as a calcium transient similar to NGC 300 OT and SN 2008S in NGC 6496. The Russian 6-m telescope and the SCORPIO focal reducer were used. The
Ср, Июнь 13, 2012 - 8:30
Waiting years and traveling kilometers -- all to get a shot like this. And even with all of this planning, a good bit of luck was helpful. As the Sun rose over the Baltic...
"Михаил, обязательно, но только не в ближайшее время))) "
"Новые уточнения: астероид пролетит в 34 000 км от Земли (на 6000 км дальше,.."
"Обязательно будем наблюдать! ;) "
"Люди не надо паниковать.Сколько существует человек( около 2 млн. лет).."