NASA spacecraft to enter large asteroid Vesa’s orbit July 16
An article in Astronomy.com online magazine Observations will help scientists understand the earliest chapter of our solar system’s history.
Month: July 2011
Sluggish sun may sit out next solar cycle
New Scientist article 14 June 2011 by David Shiga This single STEREO image (June 27, 2011) in extreme UV light from the Ahead spacecraft contains three major, magnetic solar features, all clearly identifiable: a coronal hole, an active region, and a long filament.
The flames of Betelgeuse – Astronomy magazine article
The new image reveals a vast nebula around the famous supergiant star. This picture of the dramatic nebula around the bright red supergiant star Betelgeuse was created from images taken with the VISIR infrared camera on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). This structure, resembling flames emanating from the star, forms because the behemoth is shedding …
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