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Highlights of the North Winter Sky

Ср, Декабрь 05, 2018 - 7:30

What can you see in the night sky this season? The featured graphic gives a few highlights for Earth's northern hemisphere. Viewed as a clock face centered at the bottom, early (northern) winter sky events fan out toward the left, while..

Rocket Launch between Mountains

Вт, Декабрь 04, 2018 - 8:30

What's happening between those mountains? A rocket is being launched to space. Specifically, a Long March 3B Carrier Rocket was launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province in China about two week ago.

Spiraling Supermassive Black Holes

Пн, Декабрь 03, 2018 - 8:30

Do black holes glow when they collide? When merging, co-orbiting black holes are sure to emit a burst of unusual gravitational radiation, but will they emit light, well before that, if they are surrounded by gas? To help find out,..

The Fairy of Eagle Nebula

Вс, Декабрь 02, 2018 - 8:30

The dust sculptures of the Eagle Nebula are evaporating. As powerful starlight whittles away these cool cosmic mountains, the statuesque pillars that remain might be imagined as mythical beasts. Featured here is one of several striking..

Mount Everest Star Trails

Сб, Декабрь 01, 2018 - 7:30

The highest peak on planet Earth is framed in this mountain and night skyscape. On September 30, the digital stack of 240 sequential exposures made with a camera fixed to a tripod at an Everest Base Camp captured the sheer north face of..

A Cold River to Orion

Пт, Ноябрь 30, 2018 - 8:30

Ice is forming on the river Lielupe as it flows through the landscape in this winter's night scene. Even in motion the frigid water still reflects a starry sky, though. The well planned, Orion-centered panorama looks toward the south,

Астрономическая неделя с 3 по 9 декабря 2018 года

Пт, Ноябрь 30, 2018 - 7:20

На данной неделе 7 декабря Марс пройдет в двух угловых минутах (!) севернее Нептуна, 8 декабря наступит максимум действия метеорного..

Астрономическая неделя с 3 по 9 декабря 2018 года

Пт, Ноябрь 30, 2018 - 6:20

Across Corona Australis

Чт, Ноябрь 29, 2018 - 8:30

Cosmic dust clouds are draped across a rich field of stars in this broad telescopic panorama near the northern boundary of Corona Australis, the Southern Crown. Less than 500 light-years away the denser clouds effectively block light from

IC 1871: Inside the Soul Nebula

Ср, Ноябрь 28, 2018 - 7:30

This cosmic close-up looks deep inside the Soul Nebula. The dark and brooding dust clouds on the left, outlined by bright ridges of glowing gas, are cataloged as IC 1871. About 25 light-years across, the telescopic field of view spans..

InSights First Image from Mars

Вт, Ноябрь 27, 2018 - 7:30

Welcome to Mars, NASA Insight. Yesterday NASA's robotic spacecraft InSight made a dramatic landing on Mars after a six-month trek across the inner Solar System. Needing to brake from...

Rocket Launch as Seen from the Space Station

Пн, Ноябрь 26, 2018 - 8:30

Have you ever seen a rocket launch -- from space? A close inspection of the featured time-lapse video will reveal a rocket rising to Earth orbit as seen from the International Space Station (ISS).