NASA and Boeing will conduct a test flight of a capsule that could soon carry astronauts…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
Europe’s Cheops Satellite Will Try to Launch Again
Follow the launch of the world’s newest orbiting telescope, which will search for habitable worlds. …
Europe’s Cheops Satellite Will Scour Space for Habitable Planets
Follow the launch of the world’s newest orbiting telescope. Click here for original story,…
Geminids Meteor Shower Will Peak in Night Skies
Meteor showers can light up night skies from dusk to dawn, and if you’re lucky you…
NASA’s Osiris-Rex Marks the Spot for Asteroid Landing
The spacecraft spent a year mapping Bennu’s rugged terrain, and next year it will touch down…
House Passes $738 Billion Military Bill With Space Force and Parental Leave
A bipartisan group of lawmakers agreed to give troops a pay raise and the president his…
How an Icy Moon of Saturn Got Its Stripes
Scientists have developed an explanation for one of the most striking features of Enceladus, an ocean…
The Interstellar Comet Has Arrived in Time for the Holidays
This weekend an ice cube from beyond our solar system will makes its closest approach to…
Where’s Vikram? NASA Photos and Amateur Sleuthing Led to Crashed Indian Moon Lander
The Indian space agency has been tight-lipped about the fate of the probe, but crowdsourcing and…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Is Unlocking the Sun’s Mysteries
Scientists working with the solar diving mission have released the spacecraft’s first batch of findings. …