The most accurate calculate of the Universe

Astronomers explore the scale of the universe by first calculating the distance to nearby objects, using them as reference points (standard candles). The close observation of a rare type of double star has allowed a team of astronomers presume a much more accurate value for the distance to LMC: 163,000 light years.

Astronomers, first time directly observed a planet

An international Astronomers team lead by Sascha Quanz from ETH Zurich in Switzerland examined the gas and dust disk around the young star HD 100546, which is located at a distance of only 335 light years in relative closeness to our solar system. The researchers were surprised when they found evidence of a planet that - surrounded in the disk of theme around the young star - is still in the development process. This possible planet would be a gas giant similar to Jupiter in our solar system.

Spaceship Dragon docked to the ISS

Spaceship Dragon, built by a private company SpaceX, safely reached the International Space Station - even though a day later than expected.

After the launch of the ship begin to experience serious problems: three of its four engines orientation refused to work because of a failure in the fuel system, and the operators had to spend several hours trying to revive them. It ended well, and the "Dragon", though late, but made friends with the ISS was successfully "caught" by the robot arm Canadair and docked to the station. 

A comet will pass very close to Mars

Newly exposed comet will pass very close to Mars. It is possible and collision.

Comet C/2013 A1 - the first of astronomers open this year. Its orbit is estimated to take place very close to Mars in October 2014 a comet fly only 37 000 km from the Red Planet. This in itself would be a significant astronomical event, 

Cold bed in the Sun

Observations with the infrared Herschel Space Telescope discovered the star Alpha Centauri A strange "cold bed", exactly the same as that of our sun.

Our star is composed of six layers: the core, where fusion reactions occur, areas of radioactive transfer, convective zone, photosphere, chromospheres and corona. 

Restoration Curiosity rovers

Last Thursday (February 28) fails, in which the rover operators were forced to switch from the main system to a back-in and break up research Curiosity.

On Saturday, the rover out of the "safe mode” and on Sunday again mobilized antenna with high gain. One of the options for further work, the operator in question Curiosity, 

The Depths of ocean Europe

 Found proof that the ocean in Europe, Jupiter, and a captive under a layer of ice has an exit to the surface.

The mission of Galileo (1989-2003) bring a lot of scientist’s important data about Jupiter and its moons, but the on-board infrared spectrometer probe was not able to identify all the parts needed to refine the mineral composition of the surface of Europe. Now, using a spectrometer OSIRIS (Keck Observatory, Hawaii), the researchers have made an interesting discovery.