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Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
How’s Your Internship Going? This Teen Found a Planet
Wolf Cukier, 17, was analyzing brightness of stars during an internship with NASA last year when…
Volcanoes on Venus Might Still be Smoking
Planetary science experiments on Earth suggest that the sun’s second planet might have ongoing volcanic activity. …
Hints of Phantom Crater Found Under Volcanic Plateau in Laos
Scientists knew a meteorite impact had flung debris all over the world, but where it struck…
This Robot’s Journey to an Icy Alien Moon Starts Beneath Antarctica
NASA scientists completed field tests in November of a floating rover they hope will one day…
Quadrantids Meteor Shower 2020: Watch It Peak in Night Skies
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Rocket Launches, Trips to Mars and More 2020 Space and Astronomy Events
A year full of highs and lows in space just ended, and the 12 months to…
Meteor Showers in 2020 That Will Light Up Night Skies
All year long, Earth passes through streams of cosmic debris. Here’s a list of major meteor…
‘Ring of Fire’ Eclipse Dazzles Asia and Middle East
An annular solar eclipse, in which the moon covers the sun’s center, leaving a ring of…
Watching an Interstellar ‘Christmas Comet’ and Hoping for a Bang
Seeing Comet Borisov won’t be easy for the typical sky gazer, but astronomers still have a…