Новости за 24.10.2017

Paul Weitz, a NASA astronaut who lived on Skylab before commanding the maiden flight of space shuttle Challenger, died on Oct. 23. He was 85. In total, he logged more than 33 days in space on his two missions, including two hours spacewalking.

An engineer snapped this selfie with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) during an optical test at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

While keeping an eye on the sun's weather, a NASA spacecraft caught an awesome view of the moon passing across the face of the sun on Oct. 19.

A newly released image by Cassini spacecraft shows Saturn and its iconic rings in all their glory. And if you look carefully, you can see the tiny moon Pandora; it's a faint dot near the top of the photo, just beyond the thin outer F ring.

On Oct. 17, Curiosity pressed its drill against Martian rock for the first time since December 2016, as part of a test designed to help assess the feasibility of a new drilling technique.

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has been granted a mission extension that will allow it to continue to study the dwarf planet Ceres until it runs out of fuel sometime in 2018.

Earlier this month, an International MoonBase Summit brought together representatives from academia, government and the private sector to help lay the groundwork for a base on the lunar surface. That groundwork may include a prototype in Hawaii.

A rundown of the different hypotheses NASA has for explaining the mysterious "Tabby's star," which exhibits strange dips in brightness.

"Lunar Tribute" depicts the awe and anxiety of traveling across the "velvet" blackness of space, and reveals the dedication of one astronaut to his family.

A new photo taken by NASA's Terra satellite on Saturday (Oct. 21) shows big patches of scorched earth in Napa Valley, the heart of California's wine country.

Devoted fans don't need to wait till the end of the week to discover clues about what will happen when "Stranger Things" returns.

When it flew past enigmatic Pluto on July 14, 2015, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft had only just begun its voyage of exploration, and a new video from NASA's ScienceCasts series takes viewers through the probe's many discoveries since that encounter.

The head of NASA's science directorate has requested modifications to the design of its next flagship astrophysics mission based on the recommendations of an independent review.

Have you ever wondered how to build a computer with your kid? Space.com's sister site Tom's Guide takes you through the process in our 12-part STEM Camp series.