Новости за 16.06.2017

The universe was born with the Big Bang as an unimaginably hot, dense point. SPACE.com offers an overview of the universe and its history, age and structure.

SpaceX test-fired a previously flown Falcon 9 rocket Thursday (June 15), paving the way for the booster's planned second liftoff on Monday (June 19).

A cone-shaped plume of fire and smoke erupted from the floor of the Utah desert today (June 15), as Orbital ATK completed a successful static test fire of the abort motor for NASA's Orion human spacecraft.

In this edition of Mobile Astronomy, we'll cover some tips for making binoculars work better for you, highlight a type of binoculars that helps with unsteady hands, and suggest a variety of targets to look for this summer.

Summer has arrived in the huge Saturn moon Titan's northern hemisphere, giving NASA's Cassini probe a great look at the region's famous hydrocarbon seas.

A robotic Russian cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station Friday (June 16), delivering tons of fresh food and other supplies for the orbiting lab's crew.

Are you thinking of photographing the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017? Check out this handy guide from two expert eclipse photographers.

An asymmetry in the gravitational interaction of two bodies generates waves. Learn all about these gravitational waves — which were predicted by Einstein a century ago, and first detected directly in 2015 — in the eighth episode of "We Don't Planet."

If you're thinking of photographing the Aug. 21, 2017, total solar eclipse, read the advice that two expert eclipse photographers shared with Space.com. Check out this gallery to see some of their work and learn more.

Senators overwhelmingly passed an amendment to an Iran-Russia sanctions bill June 15 to fix language some argued could have prevented NASA and others from launching missions on rockets that use Russian engines.

Do you harbor a fondness for space robots and lasers? You might be ready for Future Con.

While it plans to someday host a moon colony and space station, the proposed space-based nation Asgardia is starting small: The project will launch its first satellite this fall to store data for the nation's newly selected citizens.

The team behind the New Horizons mission to Pluto recently pulled of a challenging observation of the spacecraft's next target, MU69, as the object eclipsed a distant star.