... Planets . ... Earth Satellites . ... The newly discovered ?mega-Earth? ... Its sibling, the lava world Kepler-10b, is in the background (the two planets? proximity is grossly exaggerated) .€а Kepler-10c has a diameter of about 29 000 km, 2.3 times as large as Earth, and weighs 17 times as much. ... The first mega-earth to be discovered is Kepler-10c which orbits a star lying about 560 light years from the Sun in the constellation Draco. ... Astronomers Find a New Type of Planet: The ?Mega-Earth? ...

... This is a personal project collecting and documenting early images of Harvard College Observatory, focusing on the site at Observatory Hill (previously Summer House Hill). ... This page shows a list of all images related pictures in the same group. [link] 1902/04 Construction of the addition to the astrophotographic library . Image Credit: Thomas A. Fine . ... The addition began in April 1902, and was mostly complete on the outside by mid June. [link] Astrophotographic Library (during addition) . ...

Main Astronomical Observatory of NASU (GAO NASU, Kyiv, Ukraine) . ... Main Astronomical Observatory of RAS (GAO RAS, Pulkovo, Russia) . ... Institute of Astronomy of RAS (INASAN, Moscow, Russia) . Institute of Space Investigations of RAS (ISI, Moscow, Russia) . ... Institute of Applied Astronomy of RAS (IAA, St.Petersburg, Russia) . ... National Optical Astronomical Observatories (NOAO, USA) . ... Space Telescope Science Institute (STScT, USA) . ... Strasburg Centre of Astronomical Data . ...

... Over the first 4 years, its X-ray telescopes eROSITA and ART-XC will survey the whole sky with a record sensitivity in the 0.5-10 keV energy band. ... The goal of the second international Spectrum-RG conference is to discuss the different scientific topics addressed by the mission, synergies with surveys at other wavelengths, and requirements to follow-up observations.Contributed talks and poster presentations are invited on the topics related to the SRG science goals. ... Active galactic nuclei . ...

Weekly Bulletin on Solar and Geomagnetic Activity Highlights on 13 - 19.02.2012, Forecast on 20 - 27.02.2012, Carrington Rotations 2120 (06,28.02.2012) SOLAR SUNSPOT ACTIVITY OF THE LAST PERIOD WAS ON AVERAGE AND LOW LEVELS. ... NEXT WEEK THE SUNSPOT ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE THE AVERAGE. ... IN THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD ON FEBRUARY, 14 AND 15th ACCORDING TO IZMIRAN DATA TWO MINOR MAGNETIC STORMS HAVE BEEN NOTED. ... ACCORDING TO GEOMAGNETIC OBSERVATORIES OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE ITS WERE ONLY SUBSTORM. ...

Optical Observatories . ... National Optical Astronomy Observatories . ... Adam Mickiewicz University - Astronomical Observatory . ... Astronomical Institute and National Observatory of Athens . ... Jagiellonian University Astronomical Observatory - Scientific research here comprises radio and extragalactic astronomy, solar radio emission, active galactic nuclei, interstellar matter, galaxies, cosmology, variable stars and comets. ... National Radio Astronomy Observatory Home Page . ...

... Z Machine Sets Unexpected Earth Temperature Record . ... Credit: Z Machine Collaboration , Sandia National Lab , Lockheed Martin , NNSA, DOE Explanation: Why is this plasma so hot? ... The plasma reached a temperature in excess of two billion Kelvin , making it the hottest thing ever in the history of the Earth and, for a brief time, hotter than the interiors of stars. ... Vertical wires give the Z Machine its name. ... Публикации с ключевыми словами: temperature - plasma - температура - Плазма . ...

... 2006 March 13 . Z Machine Sets Unexpected Earth Temperature Record . ... The plasma reached a temperature in excess of two billion Kelvin , making it arguably the hottest human made thing ever in the history of the Earth and, for a brief time, hotter than the interiors of stars. ... During the unexpected powerful contained explosion, the Z machine released about 80 times the world's entire electrical power usage for a brief fraction of a second. ... About APOD | ...

... Okayama Astrophysical Observatory, NAOJ, Kamogata, Asakuchi, Okayama 719-02, Japan . ... A data archive system for optical CCD data produced at Kiso Observatory and Okayama Astrophysical Observatory is discussed. This system, named MOKA, allows users to search data with some constraints, preview data, and view FITS headers. ... To overcome this, we decided to develop an archive system for the CCD data available now at the Kiso Observatory (Kiso) and the Okayama Astrophysical Observatory (OAO). ...

NICS (Near Infrared Camera Spectrometer) is the camera/spectrometer that the Infrared Group at Arcetri Observatory is designing and building for the National Telescope Galileo ( TNG, Telescopio Nazionale Galileo ), on behalf of the Italian astronomical community. ... This document is not aimed at providing a detailed description of the various parts of the instrument, the reader will be addressed to specific papers and reports for technical details. ...

... SAI CAS . ... Catalog Access Services . ... This site is about the Virtual Observatory project at the Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow University ( SAI MSU ). We provide a public access to the growing set of astronomical services developed by the SAI RVO development team in accordance with the Virtual Observatory standards. ... We provide access (programmatic and interactive) to the all major and biggest astronomical catalogs (about 4 billions objects total) as well as other web-services. ...

Winer Observatory P.O. Box 797, Sonoita, Arizona 85637-0797, USA . ... Outreach . Projects . ... Science . ... Participating in Project ASTRO, a national program to assist teachers in grades 4 through 12 in teaching astronomy . ... June, 1990: National Optical Astronomy Observatory, Friday Science Lunch Talks: "Engineering Big Science Projects" . ... May 4, 2007: National Optical Astronomy Observatory, Friday Science Lunch Talks: "The Ohio State University KELT Telescope -- Early Results" . ...

... If you would like to join the network without charge or obligation, you can: (a) print out the survey from ASP 's website and fill it out (URL is http://www.astrosociety.org/ education /survey.html ); (b) fax a request for the college instructor survey to (415) 337.5205; (c) send an email request, including your postal mailing address , to Andrew Fraknoi at fraknoiandrew {at} fhda.edu; or (d) mail a request, again including your mailing address , to College Survey, ...

The rates of build-up in the atmosphere of human-made compounds that deplete the ozone layer (e.g., chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and halons) have slowed in recent years as a direct result of reductions in global emissions of these compounds. ... The peak global ozone depletions are expected to occur during the next several years. ... Methyl bromide continues to be viewed as a significant ozone- depleting chemical. ...

The AstroGuide . ... AstroGuide | ... AstroGuide Listing . ... See many more Astronomy Listings by: Category or Alphabet . The Hubble Space Telescope is a coooperative program of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) to operate a long-lived space-based observatory for the benefit of the international astronomical community. ... Web Site . ... Unless otherwise specified, web site content Copyright 1994-2016 John Huggins All Rights Reserved . ...

. The XMM-Newton website has moved to the following location: . http://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton

... Ceresт?? bright spots show unexpected changes . ... CERES | ... Observations made using the HARPS spectrograph at the European Southern Observatory s (ESO) La Silla Observatory in Chile have revealed unexpected changes in the bright spots on the dwarf planet Ceres. Although Ceres appears as little more than a point of light from Earth, careful study of its light shows not only the changes expected as Ceres rotates, but also that the spots brighten during the day and also show other variations. ...

The IAA RAS . ... View details . ... Observatories 'Svetloe' and 'Zelenchukskaya' participate in frequent VLBI-observation sessions organized by the International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry . ... As part of collaboration with the U. S. Naval observatory in the areas of EOP determination and analysis the USNO uses IAA RAS daily EOP data obtained from SLR and VLBI. ... The IAA RAS and the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales carry out joint DORIS observations on the Badary observatory. ...

Sagdeev R.Z. (chairman), academician of RAS - Maryland, Space Research Institute, RAS, Russia . ... Gokhberg M.B. Professor, RANS academician - Schmidt United Institute of Physics of the Earth, RAS, Russia . ... Golitsyn G.S. academician of RAS - Institute for Physics of Atmosphere, RAS, Russia . ... Kruglyakov E.P. academician of RAS - Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, RAS, Russia . ... Zakharov V.E. academician of RAS - Landau Institute of Theoretical Physics, RAS, Russia; . ...

... Erasmus Mundus isљanљeducational program ofљthe European Union, the main objective ofљwhich isљtoљpromote international cooperation and toљincrease mobility among students, faculty, researchers ofљhigher education institutions inљthird countries. Trying toљturn theљEU into the world leader inљeducation and European universitiesљ? into knowledge and innovation centers, Erasmus Mundus programme also aims atљpromoting mutual understanding between people, encouraging the intercultural dialogue. ...