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NGC 1360: The Robin’s Egg Nebula

Сб, Август 05, 2023 - 8:30

This pretty nebula lies some 1,500 light-years away, its shape and color in this telescopic view reminiscent of a robin's egg. The cosmic cloud spans about 3 light-years, nestled securely within the boundaries of the southern constellation..

Moonrays of August

Пт, Август 04, 2023 - 7:30

A Full Moon rose as the Sun set on August 1. Near perigee, the closest point in its almost moonthly orbit, the brighter than average lunar disk illuminated night skies around planet Earth as the second supermoon of 2023.

The Falcon and the Redstone

Чт, Август 03, 2023 - 7:30

In a photo from the early hours of July 29 (UTC), a Redstone rocket and Mercury capsule are on display at Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 5. Beyond the Redstone, the 8 minute long exposure has captured the arcing launch streak of a SpaceX

APOD: 2023 August 2 Б M82: Galaxy with a Supergalactic Wind

Ср, Август 02, 2023 - 7:30

Why is the Cigar Galaxy billowing red smoke? M82, as this starburst galaxy is also known, was stirred up by a recent pass near large spiral galaxy M81. This doesn't fully explain the source of the red-glowing outwardly expanding gas..

APOD: 2023 August 1 Б Monster Solar Prominence

Вт, Август 01, 2023 - 8:30

The monsters that live on the Sun are not like us. They are larger than the Earth and made of gas hotter than in any teapot. They have no eyes, but at times, many tentacles. They float. Usually, they slowly change shape and..

APOD: 2023 July 31 Б Phobos over Mars

Пн, Июль 31, 2023 - 8:30

Why is Phobos so dark? Phobos, the largest and innermost of the two Martian moons, is the darkest moon in the entire Solar System. Its unusual orbit and color indicate that it may be a captured asteroid composed of a mixture of ice..

APOD: 2023 July 30 Б Spiral Aurora over Icelandic Divide

Вс, Июль 30, 2023 - 8:30

Admire the beauty but fear the beast. The beauty is the aurora overhead, here taking the form of a great green spiral, seen between picturesque clouds with the bright Moon to the side and stars in the background.

Apollo 11: Catching Some Sun

Сб, Июль 29, 2023 - 8:30

Bright sunlight glints as long dark shadows mark this image of the surface of the Moon. It was taken fifty-four years ago, July 20, 1969, by Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first to walk on the lunar surface. Pictured is the..

Young Stars, Stellar Jets

Пт, Июль 28, 2023 - 8:30

High-speed outflows of molecular gas from a pair of actively forming young stars shine in infrared light, revealing themselves in this NIRcam image from the James Webb Space Telescope. Cataloged as HH (Herbig-Haro) 46/47, the young stars are

Galaxies in the River

Чт, Июль 27, 2023 - 8:30

Large galaxies grow by eating small ones. Even our own galaxy engages in a sort of galactic cannibalism, absorbing small galaxies that are too close and are captured by the Milky Way's gravity.

APOD: 2023 July 26 Б IC 4628: The Prawn Nebula

Ср, Июль 26, 2023 - 8:30

South of Antares, in the tail of the nebula-rich constellation Scorpius, lies emission nebula IC 4628. Nearby hot, massive stars, millions of years young, irradiate the nebula with invisible ultraviolet light, stripping electrons from..