Новости за 01.12.2016

Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, launched a new cargo ship to the International Space Station today (Dec. 1), but the fate of the robotic supply ship is unclear due to issues that cropped up during its trip into space.

Solar physicists have been studying how the Sun's corona, which is 200 to 500 times hotter than the surface, with NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) mission.

At 383 seconds into flight "ratty telemetry" was reported by Russia's mission control. It's status is currently under investigation. NASA spokesman Rob Navias with the Johnson Space Center in Houston explains.

Grace Hopper's work with computers helped NASA communicate with Apollo astronauts, and still helps scientists keep track of far-flung spacecraft.

The International Space Station re-supply mission launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrom in Kazakhstan on Dec. 1, 2016.

Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin was evacuated today (Dec. 1) from the South Pole due to illness, where he had been visiting as part of a tourist group.

NASA has declared its latest round of fire-in-space experiments, known as Saffire-II, a success.

Astronomers have set a new record, taking the measure of an asteroid that's just 6 feet (2 meters) wide.

A Russian Progress 65 cargo ship will launch toward the International Space Station today (Dec. 1), and you can watch the liftoff at 9:51 a.m. EST (1451 GMT) live online.

Galaxy NGC 4696 is 150 million light-years from Earth and has a "bright core wrapped in system of dark, swirling, thread-like filaments," according to the Space Telescope Science Institute.

Three major comet flyby events are predicted over the next two years, providing amateurs and professionals with an opportunity to unlock their secrets.

The new weapon is designed to find, track and destroy multiple enemy warheads — even if they are accompanied by decoys.

Look for the Geminds on the evening of Dec. 13 into the next morning. Best viewing of the Ursids will be Dec 21-22. Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdu áková will be visible with binoculars and telescopes. Also, Mars and Neptune have a New Years Eve 'date.'

SpaceX may return to flight two weeks from now with a 10-satellite launch.

The life cycle of stars comes full circle in a new photo taken by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Smithsonian's Submillimeter Array (SMA), which may reveal new clues for studying star evolution.

A Russian Progress 65 cargo ship fell back to Earth in pieces after a catastrophic launch failure, Russian space agency officials said Dec. 1, 2016.