Two NASA astronauts will now stay for more than a month and not two weeks during…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
The Sun Is a Bit Boring, Which May Make It Special
The sun seems a little less active than hundreds of similar stars in our galaxy, which…
NASA Picks SpaceX, Blue Origin and Others For Moon Lander Work
It seems unlikely the space agency will meet President Trump’s goal of a return to the…
James Beggs, 94, Is Dead; NASA Chief Championed Space Shuttle
He was on leave during the Challenger disaster in 1986 and resigned shortly after what critics…
A Nest of Alien Asteroids Orbits Our Sun
Astronomers say they have found orphan rocks from another star, or stars, stashed in the outer…
Hubble Space Telescope Releases New 30th Birthday Image
A new image reminds us of what the orbiting observatory has let us see. …
Lyrids Meteor Shower 2020: Watch It Peak in Night Skies
Meteor showers can light up night skies from dusk to dawn, and if you’re lucky you…
The Case of the Disappearing Exoplanet
Fomalhaut b was one of the first planets around another star to be directly imaged by…
NASA Announces May Date for SpaceX Astronaut Launch to Space Station
The crew will be the first to launch to orbit from American soil since the space…
Richard Passman, Space-Age Engineer Who Kept His Secrets, Dies at 94
Mr. Passman had a leadership role in many of the technologies that gave the United States…