2020年8月4日 NGC 2442: Galaxy in Volans Image Credit & Copyright: Processing: Robert Gendler & Roberto Colombari Data: Hubble Legacy Archive, European Southern Observatory Explanation: Distorted galaxy NGC 2442 can be found in the southern constellation of the flying fish, (Piscis) Volans. Lo […]
2020年8月3日 Comet NEOWISE over Vikos Gorge Image Credit & Copyright: Constantine Emmanouilidi Explanation: Did the Earth part to show us this comet? Of course not, even if this image makes it seem that way. Pictured far in the background is Comet NEOWISE as it appeared about two weeks ago over no
2020年8月2日 Two Worlds, One Sun Left Image Credit & Copyright: Damia Bouic; Right Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, MSSS; Digital processing: Damia Bouic Explanation: How different does sunset appear from Mars than from Earth? For comparison, two images of our common star were taken at sunset, one
2020年7月30日 Mars 2020 from 5,000 Feet Image Credit & Copyright: John Kraus Explanation: On Thursday this snapshot from a small plane 5,000 feet above Florida’s Space Coast caught a rocket’s trail rising into the blue morning sky. It was July’s third launch of a mission from pla
2020年7月29日 The Giants of Summer Image Credit & Copyright: Jean-Luc Dauvergne Explanation: As Comet NEOWISE sweeps through northern summer skies, Jupiter and Saturn are shining brightly, near opposition. With Jupiter opposite the Sun on July 14 and Saturn on July 21, the giant planets are still
2020年7月28日 NGC 6188: The Dragons of Ara Image Credit & Copyright: Ariel L. Cappelletti Explanation: Dark shapes with bright edges winging their way through dusty NGC 6188 are tens of light-years long. The emission nebula is found near the edge of an otherwise dark and large molecular cloud in t
2020年7月27日 Comet and Lightning Beyond Bighorn Mountains Image Credit & Copyright: Kevin Palmer Explanation: Normally, Steamboat Point looks cool — but not this cool. Every day, the iconic peak of the Bighorn Mountains is an interesting sight, in particular from US Highway 14 in Wyoming. O
7月25日 Tianwen-1 Mission to Mars Image Credit & Copyright: Jeff Dai (TWAN) Explanation: On July 23, this Long March 5 heavy-lift rocket rose into a blue morning sky from China’s Hainan Island Wenchang Satellite Launch Center. The rocket carried an orbiter, lander, and rover to ask Heavenly
