The Chandrayaan-3 mission did what it set out to do, but its lander and rover could…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
Space-Based Solar Power Is a Possible Alternative Energy Source
Space-based solar power, once a topic for science fiction, is gaining interest. Click here…
Astronaut Ready for Silence After Record-Setting Full Year in Space
Last week, Frank Rubio broke the record for the longest continuous spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut.…
A Fireball Whacked Into Jupiter, and Astronomers Got It on Video
In August, stargazers in Japan recorded a bright flash on the giant gas planet. Scientists want…
NASA UFO Report Proposes More Research Into Unidentified Phenomena
The role was created in response to the recommendations of a report that found the agency…
Ufologist Claims to Show Mummified Alien Specimens to Mexico's Congress
In a jaw-dropping presentation, a self-proclaimed ufologist showed members of Congress what he claimed were two…
Satellite Data Yields Clues to Morocco’s ‘Blind Earthquake’
The observations from orbit suggest that a fault that had been inactive in modern times ruptured…
Book Review: ‘The Six,’ by Loren Grush
In a group portrait of America’s first female astronauts, Loren Grush details the basics of training…
In Space, the Past Is Future (and Equally Unpredictable)
Not even the most advanced physics can reveal everything we want to know about the history…
Comet Nishimura: How and When to See It This Weekend
For the next few mornings, just before sunrise, the cosmic snowball will glow green low on…