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Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
Big Explosions and Major Progress in SpaceX’s 2nd Starship Launch
SpaceX, Elon Musk’s spaceflight company, launched its Starship rocket from the coast of South Texas on…
SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Launch: How and When to Watch
As the engines of Starship’s booster lit up during the first launch in April, a massive…
How and When to Watch the Leonids Meteor Shower Peak
On any given night, far from bright city lights, there’s a chance that you’ll see a…
SpaceX Prepares for 2nd Launch of Its Starship Moon Rocket on Friday
SpaceX is preparing for the second test flight of Starship, the giant rocket that is being…
A Supernova ‘Destroyed’ Some of Earth’s Ozone for a Few Minutes in 2022
On Oct. 9, 2022, telescopes in space picked up a jet of high energy photons careening…
A Supernova ‘Destroyed’ Some of Earth’s Ozone for a Few Minutes in 2022
A new study suggests that explosive events in space have the potential to temporarily switch off…
Two Astronauts Lost a Tool Bag in Space. It’s Not Alone.
Lost: One tool bag. Last seen this month floating through space near the International Space Station.…
Two Astronauts Lost a Tool Bag in Space. It’s Not Alone.
The astronauts lost track of the bag while performing maintenance outside the International Space Station this…
NASA Reveals First Pictures of Osiris-Rex Asteroid Samples
A first glimpse of the jackpot from a seven-year mission to bring back bits of an…