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Как космический аппарат Гершель видит Млечный Путь

Пт, Сентябрь 02, 2011 - 7:30

Оснащённая 3.5-метровым зеркалом (это больше, чем у телескопа имени Хаббла), космическая обсерватория Гершель Европейского..

Herschel Views the Milky Way

Пт, Сентябрь 02, 2011 - 7:30

With a 3.5 meter diameter mirror, larger than the Hubble Space Telescope, ESA's Herschel Space Observatory explores the Universe at infrared wavelengths. Herschel is named for German-born British astronomer Frederick William Herschel who

M27: Not a Comet

Чт, Сентябрь 01, 2011 - 7:30

While hunting for comets in the skies above 18th century France, astronomer Charles Messier diligently kept a list of the things he encountered that were definitely not comets. This is number 27 on his now famous not-a-comet list.

Roll Cloud Over Wisconsin

Ср, Август 31, 2011 - 7:30

What kind of cloud is this? A type of arcus cloud called a roll cloud. These rare long clouds may form near advancing cold fronts. In particular, a downdraft from an advancing storm front can cause moist warm air to rise, cool..

The Coldest Brown Dwarf

Вт, Август 30, 2011 - 7:30

This cosmic snapshot composed with image data from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) satellite captures a multitude of faint stars and distant galaxies toward the constellation Lyra at wavelengths longer than visible light.

Астрономическая неделя с 29 августа по 4 сентября 2011 года

Пн, Август 29, 2011 - 8:22

На данной неделе произойдет утренняя элонгация Меркурия. Это лучший период утренней видимости планеты в 2011 году, когда она видна..

Hickson 44 in Leo

Пн, Август 29, 2011 - 7:30

Scanning the skies for galaxies, Canadian astronomer Paul Hickson and colleagues identified some 100 compact groups of galaxies, now appropriately called Hickson Compact Groups. The four prominent galaxies seen in this intriguing telescopic..

A Jet from Galaxy M87

Вс, Август 28, 2011 - 7:30

What's causing a huge jet to emanate from the center of galaxy M87? Although the unusual jet was first noticed early in the twentieth century, the exact cause is still debated. The above picture taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in..

Hurricane Irene Forms

Сб, Август 27, 2011 - 7:30

How does a hurricane form? Although a complete picture is still being researched, insight into this process might be gleaned by watching the above time lapse movie of the formation of Hurricane Irene, a large storm system currently..

Семинар НИИЯФ МГУ “Астрофизика космических лучей и физика космоса”

Сб, Август 27, 2011 - 1:00

А.В.Гуськов, Г.А.Шелков. Научно-образовательный интернет проект "ливни знаний". http://www.sinp.msu.ru/science.php3?sec=sem&ref=21

A Young Supernova in the Nearby Pinwheel Galaxy

Пт, Август 26, 2011 - 7:30

A nearby star has exploded and telescopes all over the world are turning to monitor it. The supernova, dubbed PTF 11kly, was discovered by computer only two days ago as part of the Palomar Transit Factory (PTF) sky survey utilizing the wide..

Portrait of NGC 281

Чт, Август 25, 2011 - 7:30

Look through the cosmic cloud cataloged as NGC 281 and it's almost easy to miss stars of open cluster IC 1590. But, formed within the nebula, that cluster's young, massive stars ultimately power the pervasive nebular glow.