The third and final mission to the red planet of the month will lift off on…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
To Land Perseverance Rover in One Piece, NASA Made Improvements
The United States has an unparalleled record of success on the red planet’s surface, but NASA’s…
Virgin Galactic Unveils Comfy Cabin for Jet-Setting to the Edge of Space
Passengers able to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for a seat may escape gravity for…
Bringing Mars Rocks to Earth: Our Greatest Interplanetary Circus Act
NASA and the European Space Agency plan to toss rocks from one spacecraft to another before…
Why NASA Picked Jezero Crater for the Perseverance Rover
Jezero crater, the destination of the Perseverance rover, is a promising place to look for evidence…
Too Much Mars? Let’s Discuss Other Worlds
Two veteran space journalists discuss why so much attention and budget seems to be directed to…
Coming of Age on Mars
In a new book, planetary scientist Sarah Stewart Johnson recalls how the Red Planet drew her…
Rene Carpenter, Astronaut’s Wife Who Broke NASA Mold, Dies at 92
The last living member of the Mercury 7 couples who helped define America’s early space program,…
3 Great Mysteries About Life on Mars
How habitable was early Mars? Why did it become less hospitable? And could there be life…
The Strange Origin of the Search for Life on Mars
Scientists have used Mars jars to study questions in astrobiology for decades. Many didn’t know where…