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Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
SpaceX Gets Go-Ahead for NASA Astronaut Launch Next Week
The agency confirmed its mission was proceeding smoothly, but made the announcement amid the puzzling departure…
NASA Names Dark Energy Telescope for Nancy Grace Roman
Dr. Roman was a pioneer at NASA, joining the agency in its early days and becoming…
The Galaxy That Grew Up Too Fast
A vast wheel of gas in the primordial cosmos is forcing astronomers to rethink how some…
Jupiter’s Biggest Moons Started as Tiny Grains of Hail
A new model offers an explanation for how the Galilean satellites formed around the solar system’s…
A Black Hole’s Boomerangs
Astronomers dissect the energy flow in a distant galaxy. Click here for original story,…
How NASA’s Future Rovers Might Escape Alien Sand Traps
A choreography of swimming, walking and rolling could help future rovers avoid getting stuck in loose…
This NASA Mission May Cause an Artificial Meteor Shower
A study says the DART mission’s collision with an asteroid near Earth may liberate enough debris…
How to See Comet SWAN in Night Skies
Fresh from the outer solar system, the cosmos offers us a show that’s trailing a 10…
SpaceX Changes to Starlink Satellites Earn Astronomers’ Praise
Some astronomers who have criticized the company’s orbital internet constellation were encouraged by the measures it…