. My astronomical research interests center on galaxy structure and evolution. Current topics include: . Polar-ring and interacting galaxies (see also new catalogue ) . Galaxy warps: statistics, properties and origin . Spiral galaxies at z~1: radial and vertical structure of stellar disks, statistics of interactions . Surface photometry and kinematics, dynamical modeling . Observational cosmology . Joomla Counter since Sep 1997

... Shevchenko Vladislav Vladimirovich . ... Position: Head of Department of Lunar and Planetary Research, Sternberg State Astronomical Institute, Moscow University, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics. ... L. Johnson Space Center - Lunar and Planetary Institute. ... Sternberg State Astronomical Institute, Moscow University, Universitetsky 13, Moscow, 119899 , Russia, . ... V.I.Chikmachev, S.G.Pugacheva and V.V.Shevchenko, Sternberg State Astronomical Institute, Moscow University, Moscow, chik@sai.msu.ru ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... Observing . ... Leak repaired on the International Space Station . ... Astronauts Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn ventured into space May 11, 2013, and replaced a pump unit on the outside of the International Space Station that was leaking ammonia. ... Over the weekend, the crew of the International Space Station worked overtime to fix a leaking cooling network outside the orbital outpost. ... Only registered members of Astronomy.com are allowed to comment on this article. ...

Michele Bannister . Other research . ... The mutual events of Haumea . The dwarf planet Haumea is the parent of a collisional family that includes its two moons, Hi'iaka and Namaka. ... The arid and windswept McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica are carpeted with the polygons of patterned ground , a geological formation that is also seen on the northern plains of the planet Mars. ... I worked to understand the influence that buried masses of ice have on the development of patterned ground. ...

... Not the culmination of ancient prophecy, but none the less mystical, Earth's small Moon will begin a slow slide past the enormous Sun. ... The dark, inner part of the Moon's shadow, the umbra, will strike the Earth first in Iran and trace a smooth curve across Afghanistan and Pakistan, down and through northern India. ... Please submit your completed report by Nov. 30, 1995 by email to 0002032694@mcimail.com or regular mail to John Isles, Attn: Guest Observer, 1016 Westfield Drive, Jackson, Mich. ...

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NASA - NASA's Top Space Exploration Stories Of The Year http://www.nasa.gov/lb/home/hqnews/2005/dec/HQ_05449_year_in_re.. ... For images and information visit: http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight) NASA'S NEXT GENERATION SPACECRAFT NASA announced plans for its next generation spacecraft and launch system, which will be capable of delivering crew and supplies to the International Space Station, carrying four astronauts to the moon and supporting up to six crewmembers on future missions to Mars. ...

... Astronomy news . ... Earth Seen By NASA's Moon Mapper On India's Chandrayaan-1 Spacecraft . A new image of Earth taken from 200 kilometers (124 miles) above the lunar surface was taken by the Moon Mineralogy Mapper, one of two NASA instruments onboard the Indian Space Research Organization's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft. ... NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., designed and built the Moon Mineralogy Mapper and is home to its project manager, Mary White. ...

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The autometic interplanetary station "Luna-3". The Moon" is a series of soviet autometic interplanetary stations for the Moon and Space investigations; the programme of ther development. They are made for the mild landing on the Moon, putting into the Moon orbit, returning to the Earth ets. ... On board the station "Luna-3" was the phototelevisional apparatus, transmitting for the first time to the Earth the snapshot of the visible and 2/3 of invisible hermisphere of the Moon. ...

... About meteorites . ... Meteorite Encyclopedia . ... About laboratory . ... On the night of September 24-25, in the north of Irkutsk Oblast, local residents saw a brightly glowing space object draw a line across the sky and fall into the taiga. ... But scientists learned of the heavenly visitor only on October 3, when a fax arrived at the Institute of Sun And Earth Physics from Bodaibo. ... The first thing we did was to interview residents of villages located along the meteor's flight path. ...

... Ciel Espace, le magazine qui vous guide toujours plus loin . ... Ciel Espace, nouvelle formule, c'est . des actualit†йs . des reportages . des interviews, des portraits . ... des pages consacr†йes †а la publication de vos photos Mais c'est aussi une vraie communaut†й avec laquelle partager votre passion et nourrir votre curiosit†й. Accueil Atlantis a d†йcoll†й vers la station internationale . ... Elle doit rejoindre la Station spatiale internationale (ISS) pour une mission de 12 jours . ...

IV International Astronomy Olympiad . ... Text of these problems is available also . ... To solve every problem you may use constants and well-known values you know by heart. ... The apparent diameter of the Moon, as seen from the Earth, is 31'. ... Can you observe a star with magnitude . ... Consider the stars as black bodies. ... Estimate the diameter of a black hole constructed using this patent from a ship with the mass of 5000 tn (1 tn = 1000 kg). ... What stars would you observe this nigth? ...

A very important stage in a story of formation of any new science is the shift from discussion of situation which are possible but do not occur in practice due to some reason to recognition of real phenomena of interest. ... We suggest to consider computer viruses as this new specific form of life which is coming in the contact with our form of life. ... Computer life has been created by human being, the role of independent evolution of computer viruses seems to be still negligible. ...

... On-line Data . ... The program enables to find out the exact present Earth coordinates of the international space station and "Shuttle". ... J-Track - this program is similar to the previous one, however it knows how to display images and orbits of space vehicles. ... NASA SkyWatch - a program for those, who are fond of watching artificial space objects through the telescope, field - glass or with the unaided eye. ... Info: Industry news On-line Data Company ATLAS news Events We in press Contact . ...

Russian SHAREABLE DATA CENTER Institute of Solar-Terrestial Physics SB RAS . ... Since the Irkutsk IS radar is based on station "Dnepr", which was not intended for IS measurements, we made a serios effort to modernize this station in order to carry out ionospheric observations. Four main directions of the development of the radar experimental base: . modernization of the radar receiving system; . development of primary processing and measurement control methods; . ...

Near-Earth Asteroids and the Arecibo Observatory Radar The Arecibo Observatory radar is the world's most powerful instrument for post-discovery characterization and orbital refinement of near-Earth asteroids. Arecibo radar observations are critical for identifying asteroids that might be on collision course with Earth and, if necessary, preventing a collision. ... A model of the primary component of asteroid 1999 KW4, derived from radar data. ...

Title : Space Station Takeover!! ... They took ofer the Oddesy space station hovering in orbit and are pointing the plasma weapons at Earth! ... Play Information * Episode and Level : M1 for Doom ][ Single Player : Yes Coopperative 2-4 Player : Yes Deathmatch 2-4 Player : No Difficulty Settings : Yes New Sounds : No New Graphics : No New Music : No Demos Replaced : None * Construction * Base : New level from scatch Editor(s) used : WadEd Known Bugs : None!! ...