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Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
Asteroid 2024 YR4 Could Strike Earth, Researchers Say, But the Odds are Small
You may hear about a large asteroid headed toward Earth. Don’t panic. Just after Christmas Day,…
Life’s Building Blocks Lurked Inside NASA’s Bennu Asteroid Samples
Our solar system contains planets, dwarf planets, asteroids and comets — but only one world is…
Elon Musk Suggests SpaceX Will Accelerate Return of NASA Astronauts
In a post on X on Tuesday evening, Elon Musk said President Trump had asked his…
Earth’s Mini-Moon Was Probably a Piece of Its Real Moon
For a few months last fall, a school-bus-size space rock named 2024 PT5 gained fame as…
Trump Orders ‘Iron Dome’ for U.S., but Freezes Funds for Nuclear Protection
Star Wars is back, with an executive order from President Trump that the White House said…
Elon Musk Suggests SpaceX Will Accelerate Return of NASA Astronauts
In a post on X on Tuesday evening, Elon Musk said President Trump had asked his…
What Trump’s Pledge to Plant the U.S. Flag on Mars Really Means
During his Inaugural Address on Monday, President Donald J. Trump again promised to launch American astronauts…
F.A.A. Temporarily Halts Launches of Musk’s Starship After Explosion
The urgent radio calls by the air traffic controllers at the Federal Aviation Administration office in…
A Meteorite Is Caught on Camera as It Crashes Outside a Front Door
A couple in Canada were returning home from walking their dogs some months ago when they…