A collaboration between biologists and an astronomer sought to add evidence to the idea that whale…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
Katherine Johnson Dies at 101; Mathematician Broke Barriers at NASA
She was one of a group of black women mathematicians at NASA and its predecessor who…
Julius Montgomery, Who Broke a Space-Age Race Barrier, Dies at 90
In the Jim Crow South, he was the first black professional to be hired at Cape…
Watch Mars Disappear Behind the Moon in the Early Morning Sky
In what is known as an occultation, Mars will briefly be blocked by the moon on…
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…