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The Regolith of Asteroid Eros

Вс, Июнь 19, 2011 - 7:30

From fifty kilometers above asteroid Eros, the surface inside one of its largest craters appears covered with an unusual substance: regolith. The thickness and composition of the surface dust that is regolith remains a topic of..

Lightning Eclipse from the Planet of the Goats

Сб, Июнь 18, 2011 - 7:30

Thunderstorms almost spoiled this view of the spectacular June 15 total lunar eclipse. Instead, storm clouds parted for 10 minutes during the total eclipse phase and lightning bolts contributed to the dramatic sky. Captured...

Астрономическая неделя с 20 по 26 июня 2011 года

Пт, Июнь 17, 2011 - 14:58

На данной неделе наступит летнее солнцестояние. 21 июня в 21 час 15 минут по московскому летнему времени Солнце, двигаясь по эклиптике,..

Астрономическая неделя с 20 по 26 июня 2011 года

Пт, Июнь 17, 2011 - 14:58

Eclipsed Moon in the Milky Way

Пт, Июнь 17, 2011 - 7:30

On June 15, the totally eclipsed Moon was very dark, with the Moon itself positioned on the sky toward the center of our Milky Way Galaxy. This simple panorama captures totality from northern Iran in 8 consecutive exposures each 40 seconds..

Mercury’s Surface in Exaggerated Color

Чт, Июнь 16, 2011 - 7:30

The robotic MESSENGER spacecraft recently completed over 100 orbits of Mercury. Messenger's cameras have recorded detailed pictures utilizing eight different colors across visible and near infrared light, exploring the surface

Millions of Stars in Omega Centauri

Ср, Июнь 15, 2011 - 7:30

Featured in this sharp telescopic image, globular star cluster Omega Centauri (NGC 5139) is some 15,000 light-years away. Some 150 light-years in diameter, the cluster is packed with about 10 million stars much older than the Sun.

The Universe Nearby

Вт, Июнь 14, 2011 - 7:30

What does the universe nearby look like? This plot shows nearly 50,000 galaxies in the nearby universe detected by the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) in infrared light. The resulting image is anincredible tapestry of galaxies that

Views from Cassini at Saturn

Пн, Июнь 13, 2011 - 7:30

What has the Cassini orbiter seen since arriving at Saturn? The above music video shows some of the highlights. In the first time-lapse sequence (00:07), a vertical line appears that is really Saturn's thin rings seen nearly edge-on.

Астрономическая неделя с 13 по 19 июня 2011 года

Вс, Июнь 12, 2011 - 11:27

На данной неделе Меркурий вступит в соединение с Солнцем, а также произойдет полное лунное затмение....

M64: The Sleeping Beauty Galaxy

Вс, Июнь 12, 2011 - 7:30

The Sleeping Beauty galaxy may appear peaceful at first sight but it is actually tossing and turning. In an unexpected twist, recent observations have shown that the gas in the outer regions of this photogenic spiral is rotating in the..

Supernovae in the Whirlpool

Сб, Июнь 11, 2011 - 7:30

Where do spiral galaxies keep their supernovae? Near their massive star forming regions, of course, and those regions tend to lie along sweeping blue spiral arms. Because massive stars are very short-lived, they don't have a chance to..