Новости за 01.04.2016

Julie Comerford has built a career searching for galaxies that contain not one, but two supermassive black holes — light-devouring monsters that have masses millions or billions of times that of the sun. So far, the count is up to 12.

The gas giant's moons will take center stage during the month. The Red Planet will grow larger in telescopes as the month progresses and its the best time of year to view Mercury. Also, Lyrid meteors will rain later in the month.

A yellow glow and purple Milky Way surrounds the Eastern Point Lighthouse in Maine.

A last-of-its-kind rocket stage left over from a cancelled, controversial chapter in NASA's space shuttle history is moving to Cleveland. The Centaur-G Prime stage, which was built to launch with a robotic probe in the shuttle's bay, has left a space muse

The "drinking cup with a handle" found in the constellation Ursa Major (Big Bear) points the way to Polaris, the North Star. With a telescope you may find two pairs of galaxies: M81 & 82 + M108 & 109 and might see that the famous double star system M

The verdict is out on whether multiverses exist, and a lot of great minds are struggling with the issue.

The online publication Gizmodo published an article about limited edition watched made from rocks brought back from the moon by a Russian lunar lander — not realizing that the watches were an April Fools' Day prank.

The only NASA astronaut to spend a continuous year in Low Earth Orbit, Scott Kelly is turning in his spacesuit. Though not saying much about future plans, he reminisces here about his past career on the high frontier,

ThinkGeek's annual line of fake April Fools' Day products includes a "Star Trek" White Noise Sleep Machine and a SpaceX Vertical Landing Mentos & Diet Coke Rocket.

With its dense atmosphere, Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is a world overflowing with secrets — but new composite images could reveal some of the hidden features of this still-mysterious moon.

Hope remains to save Hitomi — if the craft is lost, science faces a setback.

The private spaceflight company, which was established by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, aims to launch its New Shepard rocket to suborbital space, and bring it back to Earth in a soft landing, for the third time Saturday (April 2).

The huge Argyre basin in southern Mars contains a wealth of ingredients thought necessary for the evolution of life, and should be a prime target for a tier of future missions, study team members said.

Scott Kelly, who just wrapped up an unprecedented yearlong mission aboard the International Space Station and has spent more total time in space than any other American, has officially stepped down from NASA.

Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin will win his NCAA basketball tournament bracket challenge against ESPN's Dick Vitale if Villanova beats Oklahoma in the Final Four this weekend.

On March 10, Opportunity — which has been exploring the Red Planet since January 2004 — drove on a 32-degree slope, the steepest ever tackled on Mars. But the rover didn't end up reaching its goal.

It's April Fools' Day and the internet is having a wonderful time celebrating. The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum is breeding tribbles, astronaut Tim Peake saw a UFO, and a moon-landing hoax insider decided to speak out.

See what's up in the night sky for April 2016, including stargazing events and the moon's phases, in this Space.com gallery courtesy of Starry Night Software.