Новости за 08.05.2017

Photographer Justin Ng captured a time-lapse of the skies over Mount Bromo in Indonesia during an astrophotography tour on May 6, 2017. He was treated to an Eta Aquarid meteor burning up in the atmosphere.

Doctor Aphra, former "Darth Vader" supporting castmember and star of her own upcoming ongoing comic book series, is the most recent winner of a fan poll to determine which "Star Wars" character will get an action figure in 2018.

Six months after seeking information about instruments it could fly to the moon, NASA has issued a request for information for commercial systems that could transport payloads there.

The U.S. Air Force held its first "Space Flag" exercise April 17 to 21, a new event designed to hone warfighter's skills at operations, problem solving, and potential conflict in space.

The first up-close look at Pluto was so intriguing that some researchers want to go back and spend a lot more time studying the icy world.

Earth's microbes could contaminate Mars or icy moons such as Jupiter's satellite Europa, interfering with the hunt for life beyond our planet. At the same time, organisms from distant worlds could pose a hazard to life on Earth.

A supersonic passenger jet could change commercial flight.

The James Webb Space Telescope is ready for a nearly 100-day stay in the freezer.

If you enjoyed author Andy Weir's "The Martian" book or the subsequent movie (heck, the book AND the movie), then you're in luck. Weir's next book "Artemis" is hitting store shelves on Nov. 14 according to a Nerdist report.

Two generations of reusable space planes came face to face — or nose to tail, rather — over the weekend.

NASA is reviewing a 12 proposals for a new robotic solar system probe that will launch sometime in the mid-2020s.

A new NASA competition is calling on computer programmers to help streamline a piece of software the agency uses for aviation research. A total cash purse of up to $55,000 will go to the winners.

Learn how the space telescope autonomously scans targets. The NASA space telescope launched on Aug. 25, 2003 and reached the 5000 day mark on May 3, 2017.