Space January 2014 (summary of events of the month)

Behind the first month of 2014. It's time to tell and show you our vision of what is happening in the world of interesting astronomy and space, as well as in related niches with them. Make yourself comfortable, and go.

Booster "Antares" before starting the cargo ship «Cygnus» to the ISS, Baikonur Wallops, USA, January 9, 2014.





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Icy Lake Charm, South Dakota, USA. The picture with the ISS.



The Orion Nebula is located about 1,500 light years from Earth. Photographed Space Telescope «Spitzer».



Stars, galaxies, and nebulae in the sky at the La Silla Observatory in Chile.



The camera captures the image of the aircraft-ball «Grandville High School RoboDawgs», who managed to climb to a height of 39, 6 kilometers. Program launch the balls into US schools was launched 16 years ago and continues to cover more schools.



Oleg Kotov (left) and Sergei Ryazan (right) perform repair work in the open space, January 27. Astronauts installed high-precision camera that had operational problems.



Home docking truck «Cygnus» to the ISS. Downstairs, in the background, one can see the Alps. Their south-western part.



Not art and light show. Camera "Hubble" and generated an error like that recorded globular cluster NGC 288 in the constellation Sculptor.



The image from the camera to the fuselage of the rocket «SpaceShipTwo», during a routine test in the Mojave Desert, USA. This missile will have to send the new space tourists.



The Lagoon Nebula is a giant cloud of gas and dust that are the cradle of new young stars and clusters. Photo Paranal Observatory, Chile.



A fire in the mountainous region of Southern California. Snapshot space satellite «Terra».



Frosty halo in Bismarck, North Dakota, USA.



Infrared image of Saturn's rings, the mission "Cassini».



Volcanic smog over the archipelago of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean, NASA's "Aqua", January 7.



Rise «Alliance Atlas V» at Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 23 January.



The cloud band over southern Mauritania, Africa. Photos from the ISS, January 8.



So far, that's all. See you in the spring!