Astronomy Picture of the Day . ... 23.11.2007 . ... The planetary nebula phase represents a final stage in the evolution of low mass stars like the sun , as they transform themselves from red giants to hot white dwarf stars and in the process shrug off their outer layers. ... The Medusa's transforming hot central star is visible in the detailed color image as the small blue star within the upper half of the overall bright crescent shape . ... Publications with keywords: planetary nebula . ...

We present the discovery of debris systems around three Sun-like stars based on observations performed with the Spitzer Space Telescope as part of a Legacy Science Program, ``The Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems'' (FEPS). We also confirm the presence of debris around two other stars. ... ADS Citation Query . citations = 55 . citations vs. year [year,citations] . ...

... Stellar Evolution is driven entirely by the never ending battle between Pressure and Gravity . As imbalances are reached, the star is driven to find a new Energy source. ... Pressure and gravitational forces are equal, the star is stable and its core is sufficiently hot to fuse Hydrogen into Helium More about main sequence stars . ... The luminosity generated by the core fusion of Helium into Carbon is far greater than the shell luminosity associated with the fusion of Hydrogen into Helium. ...

... Australia Telescope Steering Committee . ... Parkes radio telescope . ... Late Stages of Stellar Evolution . Welcome to the home page of the Late Stages of Stellar Evolution" We are a research group which operates within the Astrophysics Group of the Australia Telescope National Facility. ... To investigate the late stages of stellar evolution and in particular the role of stellar mass-loss in the evolution of asymptotic giant branch stars, proto-planetary nebulae and extremely massive stars. ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2012 October 25 . The Medusa Nebula . ... Explanation: Braided, serpentine filaments of glowing gas suggest this nebula's popular name, The Medusa Nebula. ... The Medusa's transforming star is near the center of the overall bright crescent shape. ... About APOD | ... NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply . ...

... Laboratory "Structure" was created in 1992 from the temporary scientific group formed in 1988 in SAO RAS. In December 2003 it was transformed into group of Physics and Evolution of Galaxies , which enters into new Laboratory of Extragalactic ASTROPHYSICS and COSMOLOGY. ... Kniazev A.Y. senior researcher, associated foreign member . Kniazeva T.F. junior researcher, associated foreign member . ... Lipovetsky Valentin A. (1945-1996) former leader of the Laboratory . ...

The project of the informational system creation on the problem of evolution of radio galaxies, as a part of the "Big Trio" project aimed on studing of distant radio galaxies, is designed. This system allows a user to operate with simulated curves of spectral energy distributions (SED) to estimate ages and redshifts by photometry data. Authors use SEDs of several models for different types of galaxies. ... The HTTP and e-mail access is organized to this system. ...

... Galaxy Evolution home . ... Regulating the ISM and star formation . Cosmological evolution of star-forming galaxies . The origin and evolution of radio sources . Radio sources and their environments . ... Observations of the local Universe clearly demonstrate that very active star formation phases (starbursts) are often associated with interacting and merging galaxies and that in these systems much of the short wavelength emission is absorbed by dust and re-emitted in the IR. ...

... The observed isotropy on the sky and non-uniform spatial distribution of gamma-ray bursts   (GRB) revealed by the BATSE   device onboard the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (e.g. Meegan et al. , 1992)[ 138 ] lend support to the idea of a cosmological origin of GRB (Prilutski and Usov, 1975;[ 165 ] Usov and Chibisov, 1975)[ 199 ] for which the best candidates could be merging binary NS+NS   or NS+BH   at high redshifts (z 1 -2), (Blinnikov et al. ... Calculation of Binary Neutron Star Coalescence Rates...

... Dark Energy (Part of the Hubble Discoveries Series): http://hubblesite.org/hubble_discoveries/dark_energy/ (Flash-based multimedia tutorial on the discovery and meaning of dark energy; includes information on the origin and fate of universe) . ... Cosmology Visualizations from the NASA Universe Forum: http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/seuforum/einstein/resources_visual.htm#featcos (A series of computer visualizations of the evolution and structure of the universe, available in a number of formats.) ...

... Home Lectures Lecture Series 2015-2016 . ... Lecture Series 2014-2015 . ... Beyond New York City . ... The Amateur Astronomers Association is proud to present an astronomy lecture series from October through May each year for our members and the public. ... Amateur Astronomer Association is pleased to announce we will be offering select, limited reserved seating for current AAA members for the Friday, January 8, 2015 AAA Lecture entitled Robert Nemiroff ?2015 Astronomy Picture of the Day?. ...

... The analysis shows, that asteroid ­ rubble pile loses its fast fragments in no time but the retaining fragments forms a compact structure immersed in dust ­ gas atmosphere, created by interaction of interplanetary medium with dispersed product of collisional evolution of asteroid. By interaction of an asteroid ­ rubble pile with interplanetary medium structures asteroid can increase its brightness on account of blowed up dust simulating phenomenon of distant comet's brightening. ...

Stars form from interstellar clouds rich in hydrogen....they shine for billions of years, gradually converting hydrogen into helium....when hydrogen is exhausted, they need to find other energy sources....they expand to become giants and supergiants....low-mass stars expel planetary nebulae and become white dwarfs....high-mass stars explode as supernovae, leaving a neutron star or black hole behind. ... What can they tell us about normal stellar evolution ? ... WWW contact: webmaster@star.arm.ac.uk . ...

... STScI-PRC00-28 IC 418: THE "SPIROGRAPH" NEBULA Glowing like a multi-faceted jewel, the planetary nebula IC 418 lies about 2,000 light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Lepus. This photograph is one of the latest from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, obtained with the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2. A planetary nebula represents the final stage in the evolution of a star similar to our Sun. ...

... AA(Max-Planck-Institut f r Radioastronomie, 53121 Bonn, Germany), AB(Max-Planck-Institut f r Radioastronomie, 53121 Bonn, Germany), AC(Max-Planck-Institut f r Radioastronomie, 53121 Bonn, Germany), AD(Special Astrophysical Observatory, Nizhnij Arkhyz, 357147, Russia), AE(Stockholm Observatory, 13336 Saltsj baden, Sweden) . ... 241B Structural and chemical changes during the AGB and post-AGB evolution are discussed with respect to two recent observational and theoretical findings. ... Abstract Text ....

... Science . ... Science Users Information > Science Activities > PhD Thesis Topics offered by ESO Faculty Members > Studying the Cosmological Evolution of Galaxy Clusters with (Sub-)mm Observations . ... Data Handling and Products . ... ESO Data . ... Studies of the Planck data set with optical and sub-mm follow-up observations give new insights about the early assembly of the first clusters, and the later evolution of their gas content as well as of their population of star-forming galaxies. ...

... Inhomogeneous planetary nebulae: Carbon and Oxygen abundances, Astron. ... Abstract . text in English . ... text in Russian . ... Chemica evolution of the system of galactic planetary nebulae , Astrophysics, 45 , 451-463 (2002) . ... Evolution of Elemental Abundances in Planetary Nebulae, Astronomy Letters, 32 , 557-565 ( 2006 ) . ... text in Russian (0.23Mb) . ... He, C, N, and O Abundances in an Ensemble of Galactic Planetary Nebulae, Astronomy Letters, 35 , 518-533 ( 2009 ) . ...

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You can also see this page in Russian with using KOI8 (X Windows) or CP1251 (MS Windows) Cyrillic coding. The Laboratory supports the space TV experiments, mainly in the planetary exploration missions. ... Image Co-registration . ... PHOBOS mission - Martian satellites investigations. Phobos on the Martian limb, the image from Phobos-2 probe from 02/28/89. ... Russian Space Bulletin. ... Last modified at June,26 1997 Alexey Kuzmin: akuzmin@mx.iki.rssi.ru . Back to IKI home page ...

... According to the current estimates, a few percent of Main Sequence B5-F5 stars reveal strong surface magnetic fields reaching the values of tens of kilogauss, which is an order of magnitude greater than the maximal magnetic field in sunspots. ... An important direction in the study of magnetic stars is the study of binary and multiple systems with magnetic components using the techniques of spectroscopy and high angular resolution interferometry. ...