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New York Times Space & Cosmos
Photos: NASA’s Lucy Mission Finds Dinkinesh Asteroid Has a Moon
On its way to the Trojan swarms, the spacecraft made a pit stop at a rock…
Old Faithful Is Boiling, Smelly and the Perfect Home for These Living Things
In one of Yellowstone National Park’s most well-known attractions, researchers discovered an extraordinary diversity of microbial…
Venus May Have Had Earthlike Plate Tectonics Billions of Years Ago
A new study makes the case that the solar system’s hellish second planet once may have…
Mars Conceals a Radioactive Sea of Magma Under Its Surface
The discovery helped to show why the red planet’s core is not as large as earlier…
The Holmdel Horn, a Cosmic Shrine in New Jersey, Stays Put
The radio telescope that discovered the Big Bang has survived a real estate battle — for…
How and When to Watch the Orionids Meteor Shower Peak
The latest potential supply of fireballs in the night sky comes from the trail left by…
Photos From the Ring of Fire Solar Eclipse
The “ring of fire” bathed eight American states, Mexico and a number of Central American countries…
When Is the Next Solar Eclipse?
Saturday’s eclipse will be followed by another in April that will cross the other end of…
‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse: Millions Across the Americas Prepare for Moments of Astronomical Awe
The experience of an annular eclipse will be shared on Saturday by people from Oregon to…