Новости за 10.02.2016

Read all about the mysterious spacetime ripples known as gravitational waves, and what their discovery would mean for astronomy.

NASA scientists and others cast doubt on an assertion from Indian authorities that a meteorite killed a bus driver earlier this week.

The moon illuminates the Mediterranean Sea in unusual ways in a photograph taken by an astronaut on the International Space Station.

The National Reconnaissance Office's NROL-45 satellite blasted off this morning (Feb. 10) from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 6:39 a.m. EST (3:39 a.m. local time; 1139 GMT), riding a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket to orbit.

A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket lifted the National Reconnaissance Office’s NROL-45 radar imager into a highly inclined retrograde orbit.

Gravity waves, gravitational waves and primordial gravitational waves... what do they mean? Is there a difference?

As you gaze at the first-quarter moon this week, you may wonder when the last-quarter moon will occur this month. But there won't be one, if you live in North or South America.

Congress has directed NASA to launch a mission to Jupiter's potentially life-hosting moon Europa by 2022, but the agency's budget request for 2017 supports a liftoff in the late 2020s, officials say.

NASA aims to decide in March whether to prepare its InSight Mars lander for launch in mid-2018 or perhaps scrap the mission. InSight will miss its 2016 launch opportunity because of a leak in the vacuum chamber surrounding one of its key instruments.

Studying the ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves could allow astronomers to open a new window on the universe.

ESA LISA Pathfinder project scientist Paul McNamara explains the phenomena predicted by Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. The LISA Pathfinder mission will test the "concept of low-frequency gravitational wave detection."

The proposed NASA budget for the 2017 fiscal year, $19 billion, has evoked mixed reactions from government officials and space organizations.

Several science fiction authors have opened up a new online platform intended to connect directly with readers — and it's currently offering a free e-book upon sign-up and the chance to win 40 signed novels.

Astronomers using the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope have captured imagery of 'reflection nebula' IC 2631; which is comprised of cosmic dust and gas that is illuminated by the star HD 97300.