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Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
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…
Why Are Native Hawaiians Protesting Against a Telescope?
Demonstrators blocking construction of a major scientific project on Hawaii’s highest mountain have started to attract…
Christopher Kraft, NASA’s Face and Voice of Mission Control, Dies at 95
He directed the first piloted orbital flights, orchestrated spacewalks, oversaw the first lunar landing and led…
Chandrayaan-2, Take 2: India Tries for the Moon Once More
Last week, scientists abruptly called off a moon mission right before liftoff. Now they say they…
We Went to the Moon. Why Can’t We Solve Climate Change?
The original moon shoot inspired billions. Calling climate action a moon shot isn’t a perfect parallel…
For 50 Years Since Apollo 11, Presidents Have Tried to Take That Next Giant Leap
President Trump is only the latest to propose returning to the moon and then heading to…
How We Augmented Our Original Reporting for the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing
The Times’s Graphics, Science and Immersive Storytelling teams shine a new light on the iconic photography…
France Nudges Europe Into Space Race, Where It Lags Behind
Fifty years after the Apollo 11 mission, a new French plan for a space command must…
Hawaiian Elders Protesting Telescope Construction Are Arrested
When completed, the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea’s summit is expected to be the largest…