Another eclipse is upon us. On Saturday, the moon will cast its shadow on Earth’s surface,…
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New York Times Space & Cosmos
When Is the Next Solar Eclipse? Where and How to Watch the 2025 Partial Eclipse.
Another eclipse is upon us. On Saturday, the moon will cast its shadow on Earth’s surface,…
Gaia to Shut Down After More Than a Decade of Mapping the Milky Way
From ancient star streams to the innards of white dwarfs, the Gaia space telescope has seen…
NASA’s Webb Telescope Spots Auroras on Neptune for the First Time
The vermilion, amethyst and jade ribbons of the northern and southern lights are some of Earth’s…
SpaceX Rocket Launch Creates Glowing Spiral in the Night Sky for Europe
A spiral of light illuminating the night sky captivated observers in Britain and much of Europe…
Musk’s SpaceX Could Secure Billions in New Contracts Under Trump
Within the Trump administration’s Defense Department, Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocketry is being trumpeted as the nifty…
After Lunar Disappointments, NASA Hits the Jackpot With Blue Ghost Moon Lander
NASA made a bet a few years ago that commercial companies could take scientific experiments to…
Robert E. Ginna Jr., Whose Article Bolstered U.F.O. Claims, Dies at 99
Robert E. Ginna Jr., a founding editor of People magazine, a book editor and a film…
NASA Astronauts Don’t Receive Overtime Pay for Space Mission But Get $5 a Day
If your eight-day work trip was unexpectedly extended by nine months, you might expect to rack…
Astronomers Get ‘More Than a Hint’ That Dark Energy Isn’t What They Thought
An international team of astronomers on Wednesday unveiled the most compelling evidence to date that dark…