Новости за 18.08.2016

As a wildfire blazes through a mountain pass in Southern California, two NASA satellites were able to snap photos of the smoke from space.

A Delta IV rocket launched two satellites for the U.S. Air Force's Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) on Aug. 19, 2016. See photos of the launch mission, known as AFSPC-6, here.

The research will be available on PubSpace, an archive maintained by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. There is no charge to register, and the data can be downloaded and analyzed, NASA officials said.

Supernova ash has been discovered in fossils that were created by bacteria on Earth, a new study finds. This finding suggests that a supernova might have played a role in an extinction event on Earth, researchers said.

NASA is offering $1 million to teams that can coax a virtual robot through tricky tasks to maintain a simulated habitat on Mars.

Ancient "stone circles" in Scotland were constructed in line with the sun's and moon's movements some 5,000 years ago, new research reveals.

Four winners have been announced in a space-themed Lego building challenge, created in collaboration with NASA.

The world's largest aircraft, a helium-filled, blimp-like airship, has taken to the skies for the first time, successfully landing after its maiden voyage from Cardington Sheds in Bedfordshire, England, today (Aug. 17).

The U.S. Air Force will launch two surveillance satellites early Friday morning (Aug. 19), and you can watch the action live.

Tremendous downpours led to widespread flooding in southern Louisiana.

The Raza crew are alerted to a distress signal from the station and go to investigate in the 8th episode of season 2, airing Friday Aug. 19, 2016 on the Syfy channel.

This month we could find out Earth's "twin" is orbiting our nearest stellar neighbor.

The new sci-fi film starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, and Forest Whitaker hits theaters on November 11, 2016.