Edward Dwight is going to space, finally. In the coming weeks, as conditions allow, Mr. Dwight…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower 2024: Peak Time and How to Watch
Our universe might be chock-full of cosmic wonder, but you can only observe a fraction of…
Killer Asteroid Hunters Spot 27,500 Overlooked Space Rocks
A couple of years ago, a team of researchers dedicated to finding killer asteroids before they…
Lyrid Meteor Shower 2024: Peak Time and How to Watch
Our universe might be chock-full of cosmic wonder, but you can only observe a fraction of…
The Dusty Magnets ofthe Milky Way
Out There April 19, 2024 “The nation that controls magnetism will control the universe.” So maintained…
Comet Pons-Brooks: How and When to See It
Time is running out for you to spot Pons-Brooks, the devil-horned comet that swoops into view…
NASA Goes Back to the Drawing Board for Mars Sample Return
The cost of a proposed NASA mission to gather rocks on Mars and return them to…
James Dean, Founding Director of NASA Art Program, Dies at 92
James Dean, a landscape painter who ran a NASA program that invited artists like Robert Rauschenberg,…
She Dreams of Pink Planets and Alien Dinosaurs
Have dinosaurs evolved on other worlds? Could we spot a planet of glowing organisms? What nearby…
Can’t Find Eclipse Glasses? Here’s What to Do.
Reliable paper-framed glasses are by far the most popular option for safely watching the total solar…