Meteor showers can light up night skies from dusk to dawn, and if you’re lucky you…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
It’s the Anniversary of Everything!
What is this ceaseless looking backward? Click here for original story, It’s the Anniversary…
LightSail-2 Mission Shows Solar Sailing’s Potential for Spaceflight
The spacecraft’s controllers on Earth succeeded in steering the spacecraft, demonstrating that mylar sails used for…
When Mega-Tsunamis Drowned Mars, This Spot May Have Been Ground Zero
The 75-mile wide crater could be something like a Chicxulub crater for the red planet. …
NASA’s TESS Satellite Spots ‘Missing Link’ Exoplanets
Halfway through its first tour of the local universe, the spacecraft has found a “Super Earth”…
The Southern Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower Will Peak in Night Skies
Also called the Aquariids, the shower can light up night skies from dusk to dawn, and…
‘Would Dad Approve?’ Neil Armstrong’s Heirs Divide Over a Lucrative Legacy
Mr. Armstrong was averse to cashing in on his celebrity. But as the 50th anniversary of…
Neil Armstrong’s Death, and a Stormy, Secret $6 Million Settlement
The astronaut’s sons contended that incompetent medical care had cost him his life, and threatened to…
Five Women Who Made the Moon Landing Possible
That “giant leap for mankind” happened thanks to plenty of women. Click here for…
Sailing Through Space on Solar Wind? LightSail 2 Will Try
The Planetary Society will attempt to deploy LightSail 2 and further demonstrate the potential for solar…