In the spring of 585 B.C. in the Eastern Mediterranean, the moon came out of nowhere…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
Back in the ’90s, This Eclipse Webcast Put the Cosmos on Demand
On Feb. 26, 1998, hundreds of people gathered to watch a total solar eclipse. The crowd…
Biden Takes Aim at SpaceX’s Tax-Free Ride in American Airspace
Every time a rocket soars into the sky carrying satellites or supplies for the International Space…
A Tantalizing ‘Hint’ That Astronomers Got Dark Energy All Wrong
On Thursday, astronomers who are conducting what they describe as the biggest and most precise survey…
Anxiety, Bedtime and Mating: How Animals May React to the Eclipse
While millions of people are preparing to watch the total solar eclipse that will make its…
NASA Picks 3 Companies to Help Astronauts Drive Around the Moon
NASA will be renting some cool wheels to drive around the moon. Space agency officials announced…
Solving the ‘3 Body Problem’
The show “3 Body Problem” premiered on March 21 and quickly became one of Netflix’s most-watched…
Jay Pasachoff, Who Spent a Lifetime Chasing Eclipses, Will Be Missed on April 8
A total solar eclipse, when the cosmos clicks into place with the worlds aligned like cue…
Illinois and Other States Get Ready for 2nd Total Solar Eclipse in 7 Years
It is rare for a total solar eclipse to hit the same place twice — once…
They Can’t See the Total Solar Eclipse, but LightSound Will Help Them Hear It
On Aug. 21, 2017, Kiki Smith’s teenage sons giddily prepared to watch the partial solar eclipse…