The red supergiant is no closer to exploding, it seems. It also no longer appears round. …
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
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…
Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs Was Great for Bacteria
The smoldering crater left by the apocalyptic space rock became a nice home for blue-green algae…
Billionaire With Ticket to the Moon Calls Off TV Search for ‘Life Partner’
Yusaku Maezawa had posted an advertisement seeking a woman to go with him on a SpaceX…
Farewell to NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and Its 16 Years of Discovery
The space-based observatory’s infrared eyes spotted 7 Earth-size worlds orbiting another star, a new ring around…
Inouye Solar Telescope Shows Highest Resolution Images of the Sun
A new telescope in Hawaii takes aim at our nearest star and its mysteries. …