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Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
Sigmund Jähn, First German in Space and a Hero Back Home, Dies at 82
He spent almost eight days aboard a space station in 1978 and was hailed by East…
‘Ad Astra’ Review: Brad Pitt Orbits the Powers of Darkness
The latest from the director James Gray centers on an astronaut whose mission into deep space…
How to Cool a Planet With Extraterrestrial Dust
A study of fossil meteorites suggests that a distant asteroid collision once sent Earth into an…
The Maybe Comet From Another Star
Now zinging through Cancer: a glob of light from interstellar space? Click here for…
Did India’s Chandrayaan-2 Moon Lander Survive? The Odds Are Long
In the history of spaceflight, robotic probes that malfunction while landing on another world are never…
India Says It Has Located Chandrayaan-2 Lander on Moon’s Surface
The chief of the Indian space agency told reporters that the spacecraft’s condition was unclear, but…
Chandrayaan-2: How to Follow India’s Moon Landing
What you need to know about the mission and how to follow it. Click…
Steven Gubser, a Bright Star in the Physics Universe, Dies at 47
He did groundbreaking work toward finding a “theory of everything.” He died in an Alpine rock-climbing…
India Looks Hopefully to the Moon Ahead of Chandrayaan-2 Landing
On Saturday, India could become the fourth country ever to land on the lunar surface. …