Ingenuity has flown almost flawlessly through the red planet’s thin air and will now assist the…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
Long March 5B, a Chinese Rocket, Expected to Tumble Back to Earth
The chances of it hitting a populated area are small, but not zero. That has raised…
Space Station Wine Bottle Could Sell for $1 Million
The bottle of Pétrus from 2000 — which is being sold by Christie’s — comes with…
Watch SpaceX Launch Starship, Its Mars and Moon Rocket Prototype
The vehicle, known as Starship, will complete its latest high-altitude test flight, with the hope that…
Bidding Opens for a Seat on Blue Origin’s First Passenger Space Flight
Blue Origin has teased space tourism for years. Its first flight with people on board launches…
Eta Aquariids Meteor Shower: How and When to Watch
Meteor showers can light up night skies from dusk to dawn, and if you’re lucky you…
Watch SpaceX Make the First Nighttime Splash Down Since 1968
Crew-1, which launched to the space station in November, will head home in the capsule called…
SpaceX to Land 4 Astronauts for NASA — How to Watch
Crew-1, which launched to the space station in November, will head home in the capsule called…
NASA’s Mars Helicopter Flies Again and Gets a New Mission
Ahead of a successful fourth flight, the agency announced that Ingenuity would continue to fly beyond…
A 22-Million-Year Journey From the Asteroid Belt to Botswana
Astronomers reconstructed a space rock’s path before it exploded over southern Africa in 2018 and sprinkled…