The space is open for business. What's next?
for 50 years the exploration of space has progressed at such a pace that the technology of the era of "Apollo" tried to turn into large, durable satellites parked over the territories of the earth's customers in the geostationary ...
On Mars, found the lake. It is now to change the search for life on the red planet?
last week, the search for life on Mars was interesting. For decades, scientists have peered into the red desert of this dry and dusty planet, trying to highlight areas in which billions of years ago could anchor life when the Mart...
Finalists NASA showed their models of the Martian environment
No, we have not yet sent people to Mars, but if you want C. now you need to start developing habitat, spacecraft, and budgets. NASA has launched a competition for 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge in 2015 to find a suitable artificial ...
"Space Wallpapers": named finalists of the "Astronomy photographer of the year"
"astronomy photographer of the year" (Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year) is the largest international competition of astrophotography, which are submitted annually amazing shots of the night sky and the Universe. The cont...
Well, watched the Eclipse? For those who slept: photo
Yesterday . The longest in the 21st century. To say that it was beautiful, nothing to say. A special pleasure was received by the inhabitants of the Eastern and North-Eastern regions, including in Moscow, as the Eclipse began afte...
News from the world of black holes: "woolen balls" deprived "fire walls"
Some physicists believed that the perimeter of a black hole is a "wall of fire", which incinerates all that absorbed its powerful gravitational attraction. However, a team of scientists from Ohio state University calculated an exp...
Experts in the field of space do not believe that the United States will visit Mars by 2030
the US has promised to send the first humans to Mars by 2030, but experts in the field of space expressed doubt reach this goal. Poor planning and lack of funds lead to permanent delays. The President of the United States Donald t...
Who deformed the outer Solar system: star-the intruder or the "ninth planet"?
In the far reaches of our Solar system lies the conundrum. For a long time astronomers believed that the eight planets rotate on almost perfect circular orbits, because once formed in a swirling disc of dust and gas surrounding th...
The observation of a black hole have confirmed the General theory of relativity
the result of the analysis of data and 26 years of astronomical observations became the official confirmation of predicted by General theory of relativity features of the motion of stars in a strong gravitational field of a superm...
Under the South pole of Mars have found a lake of liquid water
Space Orbiter Mars Express of the European space Agency has received evidence of the availability of stocks of liquid water under layers of ice and dust in one area of the South pole of Mars. Writes about the opening of the offici...
Pack your bags: 8 cool places for Martian tourism
Mars is a planet of contrasts. There is a huge volcanoes give way to deep canyons, plains, sandy dunes, and in the deep craters of the planet may still contain water in one form or another. At least, according to scientists. Once ...
Life in Europe may be beyond our reach
In our Solar system, has a private Hot: Europe, ice-covered moon of Jupiter where there may be alien life. Unlike Hoth, the surface of which was full of life, Europe life can thrive in the ocean under its frozen surface. But the p...
The last map of the ancient Universe restored according to the "dead" satellite
Astronomers who work with the satellite constituting the map of the Universe, provided the final set of processed data of the project. What you see above is the newest image to the oldest visible light in the Universe microwave ra...
Official: Facebook is building its own Internet-satellite "Athena"
In may this year, detectives from IEEE Spectrum found something exciting: apparently, Facebook has been secretly working on an experimental satellite that could broadcast the Internet to the Ground by using radio signals of millim...
Russian physicist proposed a new space drive. On the water!
Mikhail Kokorich, the founder of a startup Momentus that is backed by Y Combinator is developing a new technology for space engine, I did not realize that going to the moon. He graduated from the Novosibirsk University and became ...
Journey to the Sun: why solar probe Parker melts?
This summer, NASA will send a solar probe, "Parker" (Parker Solar Probe) to the Sun and will penetrate deep into the atmosphere of the sun, deeper than any mission before it. If the Earth was at one end of the meter stick and the ...
27 July will be the longest total lunar Eclipse in 100 years
on 27 July, the Earth will pass between the sun and the moon, will cast a shadow on our satellite and will color it red. It can be observed long enough, as a total lunar Eclipse will be the longest in the last 100 years. the tota...
#gallery | Preparing for the first manned mission to the moon. As it was
the Twentieth of July 1969, exactly 49 years ago, the astronauts of the manned spacecraft "Apollo 11" were the first human landing the moon. Years of effort, dangerous experiments, grueling workouts and ambitious missions are not ...
Blue Origin successfully landed the rocket and the capsule with the crew after the test run
That night in Texas Blue Origin has carried out the most important flight test in the history of its existence. She conducted a test on the separation of the capsule with the crew from the launch and the success was complete. The ...
In the UK to build its first spaceport
In recent years, more and more States are included in the space race. And recently it became known that after more than 10 years of debate, the UK government has decided to build its first spaceport. the Location of the future fa...