Новости за 19.05.2017

Nearly 50 years after they were used to launch astronauts to the moon and four years after they were raised off the ocean floor, the massive rocket engines recovered by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos are going on display in Seattle.

The moon will be at its closest point to Earth on May 25, but it will be invisible to skywatchers.

The microgravity environment provided by the International Space Station gives scientists “unique insight into the genetic and cellular processes that can’t be duplicated on Earth,” according to NASA’s Johnson Space Center.

Dark matter is far more abundant in the universe than the "normal" stuff we can see and touch. Learn about the evidence for dark matter in the fourth episode of "We Don't Planet."

NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough puts together the famous sandwich on the International Space Station.

Astronomers can’t directly observe dark matter, but they know it’s there. In fact, the mysterious stuff is far more abundant than the “normal” matter we can see and touch.

It's time for scientists to start thinking about the instruments they'd like to put on a potential life-hunting lander mission to Jupiter's ocean-harboring moon Europa, NASA officials said.

The moon will make its closest pass to Earth of the year next week, but there will be no bright, full "supermoon" to look for.

With their ominous, gory visions of extraterrestrials, the "Alien" movies could cause some viewers to fear space exploration. But the latest movie's cast and production team think any possible danger is a necessary risk to prepare for the possibility of a

In the latest installment of the "Alien" movie saga, another crew of space travelers inadvertently winds up face to face with some of the most horrifying extraterrestrial creatures Hollywood has to offer.

Astronomers may have found a supermassive black hole on the move in an elliptical galaxy 3.9 billion light years away.

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) was used to captured the “first complete millimeter-wavelength image of the ring of dusty debris surrounding the young star Fomalhaut,” according to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.

On an away mission.

A dynamic in Earth's climate system called the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation has been in a cool phase, but new research suggests it may shift into a warm phase, which could provide a boost to global temperature rise.

Tabby's star, the mysterious object that has exhibited a perplexing pattern of dimming and brightening, is at it again, and telescopes around the world are heeding the call to gather data on during the event.

KELT-11b will help astronomers develop the best tools for assessing habitability or possible life on distant exoplanets.

Juno skimmed the cloud tops of Jupiter today (May 19) at a range of just 2,200 miles (3,500 kilometers) during its close approach, NASA officials said The maneuver marked the sixth time the Juno probe's orbit has brought it up close with Jupiter.

Arianespace launched a Soyuz rocket May 18 from Europe’s space center in French Guiana, carrying the electrically propelled SES-15 satellite to geostationary transfer orbit.

The 2017 spring campaign was "the most ambitious" data-collection mission over Greenland yet.

If you're looking for a way to enjoy scenes from your favorite "Alien" movies – but don’t have the time to watch all five films – Titan Books has your answer. "Alien: The Coloring Book" is an 80-page homage to the popular Alien franchise.

A newly released trailer for "Star Trek: Discovery" hints at a complicated past for one of its main characters, while bringing in famous alien species such as the Vulcans and the Klingons.

Supernovas, or stellar explosions, are among the most exciting events that astronomers can observe.

A recently released photo by NASA's Saturn-orbiting Cassini spacecraft shows the many craters, as well as snaking fissures and other geological features, pocking the northern reaches of 313-mile-wide (504 kilometers) Enceladus.