He was on leave during the Challenger disaster in 1986 and resigned shortly after what critics…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
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…
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. …