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Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
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…
Dancing With a Black Hole
Astronomers described the strange orbit of a star that loops the monster in the Milky Way,…
Why the Big Bang Produced Something Rather Than Nothing
How did matter gain the edge over antimatter in the early universe? Maybe, just maybe, neutrinos. …
50 Years Ago, 3 Astronauts Survived Apollo 13. Could It Happen Again?
A trip to the moon later this decade should be safer, but it won’t be safe. …
NASA’s ‘Worm’ Logo Will Return to Space
The new old logo, dropped in the 1990s in favor of a more vintage brand, will…
Blowtorch of the Gods Captured by Black Hole Image Makers
Astronomers have given us a look into the engine compartment of a quasar. Click…
It Came From Outside Our Solar System and Now It’s Breaking Up
Comet Borisov, only the second interstellar object spotted by astronomers, shed at least one big chunk…