The nature of the mysterious jet nebula

The source of activity jets or jets rising from a planetary nebula, are a pair of orbiting each other stars, scientists say.

The research team, led by astronomer Henri Boffin of the European Southern Observatory studied strange form of jets emitted by a planetary nebula Fleming 1, located in the southern constellation Centaurs.

Astronomers have discovered a potentially habitable planet

Found a planet that can support life on Earth. In addition, it is not so far away newly discovered planet is a so-called super-Earth.

Astronomers led by Mikko Tuomi from the University of Hertfordshire re-analyzed data from the spectrograph HARPS, concerning the star HD 40307 in the constellation Pictoris, and opened just three new planets, one of which is right in the center of the habitable zone lights.

Rehearse moon eclipse

In Australia for the lunar shadow went astronomer from Novosibirsk:

In Australia today sent an expedition Russian astronomers from Moscow and St. Petersburg, under the guidance of director of the observatory of the Irkutsk State University Sergei Yazev reported in Novosibirsk Children Youth Center "Planetarium".

Astronomer from Novosibirsk flew to Australia to observe a solar eclipse.