Our universe might be chock-full of cosmic wonder, but you can only observe a fraction of…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
The Dusty Magnets ofthe Milky Way
Out There April 19, 2024 “The nation that controls magnetism will control the universe.” So maintained…
Comet Pons-Brooks: How and When to See It
Time is running out for you to spot Pons-Brooks, the devil-horned comet that swoops into view…
NASA Goes Back to the Drawing Board for Mars Sample Return
The cost of a proposed NASA mission to gather rocks on Mars and return them to…
James Dean, Founding Director of NASA Art Program, Dies at 92
James Dean, a landscape painter who ran a NASA program that invited artists like Robert Rauschenberg,…
She Dreams of Pink Planets and Alien Dinosaurs
Have dinosaurs evolved on other worlds? Could we spot a planet of glowing organisms? What nearby…
Can’t Find Eclipse Glasses? Here’s What to Do.
Reliable paper-framed glasses are by far the most popular option for safely watching the total solar…
The Eclipse That Ended a War and Shook the Gods Forever
In the spring of 585 B.C. in the Eastern Mediterranean, the moon came out of nowhere…
Back in the ’90s, This Eclipse Webcast Put the Cosmos on Demand
On Feb. 26, 1998, hundreds of people gathered to watch a total solar eclipse. The crowd…
Biden Takes Aim at SpaceX’s Tax-Free Ride in American Airspace
Every time a rocket soars into the sky carrying satellites or supplies for the International Space…