Новости за 19.04.2016

Was the 1977 'Wow!' signal communications from an alien civilization? Or was it interference from a passing comet? In 2017, we may finally have an answer.

NASA's Saturn-orbiting Cassini spacecraft has found a handful of dust grains near the ringed planet that originated in interstellar space.

The colliding black holes detected by the LIGO collaboration should have come together in complete darkness, which is why scientists were surprised to detect a burst of light coming from the same region of the sky.

The successful qualification of the second stage of Rocket Lab’s Electron keeps the small launch vehicle on track for test flights later this year.

The mass of a large galaxy between a tiny galaxy and the ALMA telescope created an "Einstein Ring,’ delivering imagery of the dwarf 12 million light years beyond.

Where should you go to get the best look at the dancing, dazzling display known as the aurora borealis?

Computer analysis of the wobble of a nearby star may have turned up evidence for a small, Earth-sized world — but don't get too excited about it being habitable.

The northern lights can be an awesome sight for casual stargazers and professional photographers alike. See some amazing aurora photos by Space.com readers and astronauts in 2016.

The rim of Ceres' Haulani Crater is composed of relatively straight lines, making the 21-mile-wide (34 kilometers) feature look oddly like a stop sign, as several dazzling new photos captured by NASA's Dawn probe show.

The fan-fiction show's Executive Producer (and Captain Kirk "re-incarnate”) Vic Mignogna talks about bringing "Star Trek: The Original Series" back to life.

After a screening last night (April 18), Adam Nimoy took the stage to describe the documentary's evolution and the tricky balance between exploring Leonard Nimoy as an actor and as a father, and talked about the world's fascination with his father.