Новости за 06.01.2016

For the first time, astronomers have seen dim flickers of visible light from near a black hole, researchers say. In fact, the light could be visible to anyone with a moderate-size telescope.

Flickering burst of visible light were recorded over a 3.5 hour period, as gas and dust were violently torn apart in the region surrounding the black hole V404 Cyg.

Virgin Galactic's The Spaceship Company is currently building a second SpaceShipTwo vehicle in Mojave, California. See photos of the new private spaceship for space tourism and more here.

The new images depict the dark Bagnold Dunes, which Curiosity has been studying for about 6 weeks in history's first up-close investigation of extraterrestrial sand dunes.

The planetary nebula ESO 456-67 shows the beauty that can be created by death, the death of a sun-like star.

Kepler has now discovered more than 100 confirmed alien planets during its second-chance K2 mission, researchers announced today (Jan. 5) here at the 227th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS).