Radio telescopes around the world picked up a telltale hum reverberating across the cosmos, most likely…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
The ‘Forbidden Planet’ That Escaped a Fiery Doom
The giant world Halla should have been swallowed by its star long ago. Scientists now think…
Firouz Naderi, NASA Scientist Who Led Mars Missions, Dies at 77
In a career that was an inspiration to Iranians and Iranian Americans, he oversaw multiple missions…
Phosphorus in Enceladus’s ‘Soda Ocean’ Adds to Prospects for Life
Using data from the Cassini spacecraft, scientists discovered the presence of phosphates on icy Enceladus. …
Owen Gingerich, Astronomer Who Saw God in the Cosmos, Dies at 93
He wrote and lectured widely, often on the theme that religion and science were not incompatible.…
NASA’s Apollo 11 Moon Quarantine Was Mostly for Show, Study Says
A review of archives suggests that efforts to protect Earth from contamination by any organism brought…
The Milky Way’s Central Black Hole Gives Radio Astronomers a Surprise
Filaments of radio energy from Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Finds Solar Wind Clues
The Parker Solar Probe is providing NASA researchers with insights into how the sun accelerates particles…
Boeing and NASA Delay Launch of Starliner Over Parachutes and Wiring
The Starliner capsule was poised to fly people to orbit in July for the first time.…
NASA UFO Panels Says It’s Pushing U.S. To Collect Better Data
A task force has not found any evidence that unidentified anomalous phenomena represent signs of extraterrestrial…