Новости за 05.05.2017

Let's be perfectly honest: The Higgs boson and its role in the universe are not the easiest things to explain.

Dark energy is the mysterious force causing the universe's accelerating expansion. Learn all about it in the second episode of the astrophysics video-explainer series "We Don't Planet."

This August, William Shatner will get closer to the final frontier than he ever did in his "Star Trek" days.

The ESA Copernicus Sentinel-2B satellite captured imagery of the Netherlands capital. The European Space Agency's ‘Earth from Space’ series host Kelsea Brennan-Wessels gives the tour.

Space Telescope Science Institute astronomer Dr. Dan Coe talks to Space.com’s Hanneke Weitering about imagery recently captured of galaxy cluster Abell 370 by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Learn all about dark energy — the mysterious force thought to be responsible for the universe's accelerating expansion — in the second episode of the astrophysics video-explainer series "We Don't Planet."

The annual, week-long Eta Aquarid meteor shower is predicted to reach its maximum on Saturday morning (May 6). This regular cosmic light show is produced by debris from Halley's Comet.

One year on Mars is 687 Earth days, which makes the seasons longer on the Red Planet. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory explains what challenges it presents to rovers and spaceflight to Mars.

NASA officials wished Mars a happy new year on Twitter today (May 5), using the milestone as an opportunity to review exactly how the Red Planet's years work and how they differ from Earth's.

As Star-Lord and his team head to the big screen this weekend to guard a galaxy in the Marvel universe, new images from the Hubble Space Telescope remind us that there are far more galaxies in our own universe without any superheroes to protect them.

The first Guardians was that epic high school party you still talk about at reunions - this is an attempt to top that.

Friday (May 5) is National Astronaut Day, and you can celebrate by watching a lot of space-related events on Facebook Live.

The futuristic tech of "Alien: Covenant" may be closer than we think: A proposed lunar rover built by privately funded team from Germany will make an appearance in the film.

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has snapped some additional stunning vistas of the black sand dunes that have captured its attention for parts of the past 18 months.

Jupiter is perfectly positioned for observing this spring — and mobile apps can help you find it.

As the Marvel Comics' characters Rocket Raccoon and Groot lift off on a new space adventure in the movie "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2," now playing in theaters, their real-life role as symbols of space station science is launching in new directions.

More than 35 years after it first reached out into space, the Canadarm is set to extend its legacy by appearing on a new Canada Post stamp. The new maple leaf-shaped stamp is part of the "Canada 150" series, marking the country's sesquicentennial.

Imagine if you could press a button on your smart phone case that would connect you to trailblazing astronauts who would share their experiences of seeing the Earth from above. Now, thanks to Google and Eliza McNitt, you can do just that.

The spaceflight stories of Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan, Nicole Stott, and Anousheh Ansari are told in the new documentary by writer/director Eliza McNitt. The film was made in collaboration with Google.