Новости за 25.04.2016

A British astronaut set a world record, off the world, for the fastest marathon in orbit.

Astrophotographer A. Garrett Evans took this image of the Milky Way on March 12, 2016 at Sandy Point Beach in Stockton Springs, Maine.

Even though humans aren't zooming to distant worlds at warp speed or using a transporter to teleport between two locations, Shatner says some of Star Trek's most out-of-this-world tech may not be so out of reach.

Massive Wolf-Rayet stars are stunning, but after 150 years of observations, they remain mysterious.

A new day begins in space with this sunrise view taken from the International Space Station by NASA astronaut Tim Kopra.

Artist's illustration showing the planned Stratolaunch system, which will launch satellites using a rocket carried into the sky by a giant airplane.

The Red Rectangle is so named because of its strange shape and striking color. But this stellar nebula looks more like a cosmic "X" in this new image from Hubble.

New Horizons team members have officially submitted an extended-mission proposal for the probe, which captured the first-ever up-close looks at Pluto during a historic flyby of the dwarf planet last July.

It's not just for the pros: With a little planning and flexibility, anybody can go watch a rocket blast off. Our in-depth guide goes through each of this summer's U.S. launch locations and dates.

Astronomers are highly aware that the vast majority of matter in our universe is invisible, or 'dark.' So what the heck is it? Well, now we have a good idea as to what it probably isn't.

A bombardment of asteroids on a once-icy ancient Mars may have created vast oceans of liquid water, which persisted for 200 million years.

A Sunspot (AR2529), large enough to fit three Earth-sized planets, was monitored by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory during its Earth-facing rotation of the Sun’s surface.