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NuSTAR XRay Telescope Launched

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...

Milky Way Above Easter Island

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..

Jupiters Rings Revealed

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..

APOD Turns 17

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.

Астрономическая неделя с 18 по 24 июня 2012 года

Пт, Июнь 15, 2012 - 19:05

На данной неделе 21 июня в 3 часа 05 минут по московскому времени наступит летнее солнцестояние....

M65 and M66

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.

M13: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

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..

The Spectrum of the Optical Transient in NGC 5775

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

A Venus Transit Over the Baltic Sea

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...

Thackerays Globules

Вт, Июнь 12, 2012 - 7:30

These are larger dust bunnies than you will find under your bed. Situated in rich star fields and glowing hydrogen gas, these opaque clouds of interstellar dust and gas are so large they might be able to form stars.

A Venus Transit Music Video from SDO

Пн, Июнь 11, 2012 - 8:30

What's that black dot moving across the Sun? Venus. Possibly the clearest view of Venus crossing in front of the Sun last week was from Earth orbit. The Solar Dynamics Observatory obtained an uninterrupted vista recording it not only in..

Two New Hubble Quality Telescopes Gifted to NASA

Вс, Июнь 10, 2012 - 7:30

What if you were given a new Hubble telescope for free? How about two? The astronomical community is abuzz with just this opportunity as the US National Reconnaissance Office has unexpectedly transferred ownership of two space-qualified