Новости за 22.09.2016

Ancient human migrations out of Africa may have been driven by wobbles in Earth's orbit and tilt that led to dramatic swings in climate, a new study finds.

In a record-breaking maneuver, the NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission gathered data on magnetic reconnection. The spacecrafts flew very close to each another as the 4-sided pyramid formation was only six miles across.

A crisp view of Saturn's rings and one of its tiny moons makes big waves.

The House of Representatives passed a commercial space bill unanimously while the House Science Committee approved a bill addressing astronaut health issues Sept. 21.

When two stars line up in the night sky, the foreground star brightens the light from the background star and it acts like a magnifying glass through a telescope. This technique is used to discover planets and stars and is explained here.

Europa and speculation of aliens go hand-in-hand, but NASA is keen to point out that Monday's icy moon announcement won't include the "a" word.

Space.com's parent company, Purch, has launched a new loyalty program called "Purch Perks" to reward readers who shop online with cash back on every purchase, plus exclusive deals.

Atmospheric oxygen levels have declined over the past 1 million years, although not nearly enough to trigger any major problems for life on Earth, a new study finds.

Here are some of the major milestones and scientific findings from the Rosetta mission's lander in pictures — as well as its legacy for the future.

How close is humanity to putting boots on Mars, and what advances will help make this long-awaited dream come true? Such issues will be discussed from Thursday (Sept. 22) through Sunday (Sept. 25) at the 19th Annual International Mars Society Convention.

Sean McMahon, a geomicrobiologist at Yale University, and his colleagues wanted to see if Marsquakes could generate enough hydrogen to support any microbes that might live on the Red Planet. The answer, his team found, is apparently "yes".

Instead of just sitting back, relaxing and enjoying the light show the universe is putting on, some people feel compelled to object: Those colors are fake! Here's why such complaints are unwarranted.

A strange cloud on Titan that seems to appear out of nowhere may form through process similar to one that depletes the ozone layer at Earth's poles, involving reactions with solid crystals rather than vapor.

Imagine looking up and seeing more than one sun in the sky. Today (Sept. 22), astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope announced their discovery of a planet orbiting two stars instead of one.

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) was used to observe the area imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope and it has revealed an abundance of star-forming dust and cold gas.

Researchers looked at a famous sliver of sky with new eyes to reveal galaxies' star-forming potential over time.

Mars is front-and-center for NASA's efforts of the next 20 years, but there will be many stops along the way.