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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..

Большая наука астрономия (к 75-летию Ю.Н.Ефремова)

Чт, Май 10, 2012 - 14:51

«Астрономия стала превращаться, на полвека позднее физики, в Большую Науку, в которой многочисленные коллективы работают на..

Green Flash and Super Moon

Чт, Май 10, 2012 - 8:30

It was really not about superheroes as on May 6 the much touted Super Moon, the largest Full Moon of 2012, rose over this otherwise peaceful harbor. And no supervillains were present either as boats gently rocked at their moorings near the..

Shuttle Enterprise Over New York

Ср, Май 09, 2012 - 8:30

What's that in the background? Two famous New York City icons stand tall in the above photo taken last week. On the left looms the Statue of Liberty, a universal symbol of freedom, while on the right rises the Empire State Building,..

The Light of Stars

Вт, Май 08, 2012 - 8:30

What's moving? Time lapse videos of the sky can be quite spectacular when they last long enough for stars, planets, aurora, and clouds to appear to move in just a few seconds. Pictured...

Астрономическая неделя с 14 по 20 мая 2012 года

Пн, Май 07, 2012 - 12:47

На данной неделе Венера пройдет точку стояния по прямому восхождению (переход от прямого движения к попятному), а также произойдет..

Supermoon Over Paris

Пн, Май 07, 2012 - 7:30

Did you see that full Moon Saturday night? Dubbed a supermoon, the latest fully illuminated moon appeared slightly larger than usual because it occurred unusually near the closest point in its orbit to Earth. Pictured above, the supermoon..