It has been four decades since lunar samples were brought to Earth, and the Chang’e-5 spacecraft’s…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
Signs of Recent Volcanic Eruption on Mars Hint at Habitats for Life
Not thought to be volcanically active, Mars may have experienced an eruption just 53,000 years ago. …
Arecibo Observatory, a Great Eye on the Cosmos, Is Going Dark
The radio telescope in Puerto Rico has to come down before it collapses. Click…
SpaceX Crew Docks at the International Space Station
“Docking confirmed,” the company founded by Elon Musk announced Monday night. Click here for…
Leonids Meteor Shower: How to Watch
Meteor showers can light up night skies from dusk to dawn, and if you’re lucky you…
SpaceX’s ‘Resilience’ Lifts 4 Astronauts Into NASA's New Era of Spaceflight
The crew will spend some 27 hours in a capsule built by the private company before…
SpaceX NASA Live Updates: Astronauts Prepare for Launch
Sunday’s mission will carry a crew of four to the International Space Station in a capsule…
SpaceX’s Next NASA Launch: When to Watch
Here’s what you need to know about four astronauts’ journey to the International Space Station on…
These Microbes May Help Future Martians and Moon People Mine Metals
An experiment aboard the space station showed that bacteria were effective at extracting rare earth elements…
Looking for Another Earth? Here Are 300 Million, Maybe
A new analysis of data from NASA’s Kepler spacecraft increases the number of habitable exoplanets thought…