In what is known as an occultation, Mars will briefly be blocked by the moon on…
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New York Times Space & Cosmos
Watch the Moon and Mars Meet Up in the Early Morning Sky
In what is known as an occultation, Mars will briefly disappear behind the moon on Tuesday…
Just a Few Billion Years Left to Go
In “Until the End of Time,” the best-selling physicist Brian Greene explains how the universe will…
From Dubai to Mars, With Stops in Colorado and Japan
The United Arab Emirates used a novel approach to build the Hope spacecraft, which launches for…
The Further Adventures of Betelgeuse, the Fainting Star
The red supergiant is no closer to exploding, it seems. It also no longer appears round. …
We’ve Never Seen the Sun’s Top or Bottom. Solar Orbiter Will Change That.
The NASA-European Space Agency spacecraft, which launched Sunday, will spend the next decade closely observing the…
NASA-E.S.A. Solar Orbiter Launch: How to Watch
The spacecraft will make close observations of the sun, including first-ever looks at its north and…
Boeing Spacecraft for Astronauts Could Have Been Lost to Software Flaw
The problem was fixed while the Starliner capsule was in orbit during an uncrewed December test…
OneWeb’s Launch of 34 Satellites Adds to Astronomers’ Fears for Night Skies
Like SpaceX, the company aims to build a constellation of internet satellites, but its orbiters could…
Christina Koch Lands on Earth, and Crosses a Threshold for Women in Space
The astronaut completed three all-female spacewalks and set a record for time in space, but you…