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TrES 2b: Dark Planet

Пн, Август 22, 2011 - 7:30

Why is this planet so dark? Planet TrES-2b reflects back less than one percent of the light it receives, making it darker than any known planet or moon, darker even than coal. Jupiter-sized TrES-2b...

The Fairy of Eagle Nebula

Вс, Август 21, 2011 - 7:30

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. Pictured above is one of several..

The Fairy of Eagle Nebula

Вс, Август 21, 2011 - 7:30

Stereo Vesta

Сб, Август 20, 2011 - 7:30

Get out your red/blue glasses and float next to 4 Vesta. A 500 kilometer diameter world, Vesta lies in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. This stereo anaglyph...

Stereo Vesta

Сб, Август 20, 2011 - 7:30

Get out your red/blue glasses and float next to 4 Vesta. A 500 kilometer diameter world, Vesta lies in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. This stereo anaglyph...

Астрономическая неделя с 22 по 28 августа 2011 года

Пт, Август 19, 2011 - 19:46

На данной неделе Нептун вступит в противостояние с Солнцем. Это лучший период видимости планеты....

Herschel s Cocoon

Пт, Август 19, 2011 - 7:30

In this remarkable infrared skyscape of interstellar clouds adrift in the high flying constellation Cygnus, the eye is drawn to the Cocoon Nebula. Also known as IC5146, the dusty star forming region is shown...

A Sun Pillar Over Ontario

Чт, Август 18, 2011 - 7:30

What is that on the horizon? No, it's not an alien starship battling distant Earthlings, but rather a sun pillar. When driving across Ontario, Canada in early June, the photographer was surprised to encounter such an "eerie and..

Про Радиоастрон

Ср, Август 17, 2011 - 10:05

Запуск "Радиоастрона" ("Спектра-Р") – крупнейшее астрономическое событие 2011 года, по крайней мере для Российской астрономии. Думаю, что..

10 загадок, скрытых в небесах

Ср, Август 17, 2011 - 9:50

Мы обсуждаем 10 астрофизических проблем, решения которых можно ожидать в ближайшие 10 лет. Эти решения могут заметно изменить..

Perseid Below

Ср, Август 17, 2011 - 7:30

Denizens of planet Earth watched this year's Perseid meteor shower by looking up into the moonlit night sky. But this remarkable view captured by astronaut Ron Garan looks down on a Perseid meteor.