Astronomers have found a pair of the lightest giant planets known in the universe in a…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
A Chinese Spacecraft Captures First Image of Quasi-Moon
This week, astronomers are seeing double. Just a day after Japan’s spacecraft flew by a strange,…
Dark Sky Defenders Raise Alarm Along the Border of West Texas
Unfettered access to the cosmos is an integral part of the landscape in Terlingua and across…
A Sweet Surprise: Scientists Find Sugar Deep in Our Galaxy
Our understanding of the Milky Way just got a little bit sweeter. For the first time,…
F.C.C. Approves Test of Space Mirror to Light Night Sky Despite Outcry
The federal government has approved plans by a start-up company to test a satellite that would…
What China’s Successful Rocket Launch Means for the Future of the Space Race
On Friday, the bottom part of a rocket that had been launched just minutes earlier descended…
This Star Just Ate a Planet, and It’s Not Done Yet
A star located about 1,300 light-years from Earth shows signs of having devoured one of its…
Wally Funk, Who Set an Age Record for Space Travel, Dies at 87
Wally Funk, who was among the most accomplished female pilots of her time and who, at…
Cosmic Conjoined Twins, Caught on Camera
On Sunday, an uncrewed Japanese spacecraft screamed past an asteroid named Torifune at 11,000 miles per…
Mysterious Spheres Found in Australia Are Likely Space Debris
An Australian beach community was confused — and later delighted — by the discovery of six…