South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has been vocal about his desire to see his country’s wealthiest…
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New York Times Space & Cosmos
Effort to Get Starlink in South Africa Collides With Tension Over Musk
South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has been vocal about his desire to see his country’s wealthiest…
Amazon to Launch First Project Kuiper Internet Satellites: What to Know
The battle of billionaires in space between Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk has entered a new…
Chinese Lunar Rocks Suggest a Thirsty Far Side of the Moon
The far side of the moon — the part that always faces away from Earth —…
Jared Isaacman, Trump’s Pick to Lead NASA, Calls Mars a Priority in Confirmation Hearing
NASA will prioritize sending American astronauts to Mars, President Trump’s nominee to lead the space agency…
Jeremiah Ostriker, Who Plumbed Dark Forces That Shape Universe, Dies at 86
Jeremiah Ostriker, an astrophysicist who helped set off a revolution in humankind’s view of the universe,…
SpaceX Astronauts Splash Down Off California Coast for the First Time
Four private astronauts ended a mission in a SpaceX vehicle on Friday by splashing down in…
SpaceX Puts Humans in Orbit Over Earth’s Poles for the First Time
A SpaceX rocket blasted off Monday night from Florida, the first trip to put humans into…
Photos: Partial Solar Eclipse Captivates Much of the Northern Hemisphere
As the sun rose in the Northern Hemisphere on Saturday, the moon cut across Earth’s orbit…
NASA Astronauts Speak for First Time After 9-Month Stay in Space at ISS
After a stay aboard the International Space Station that unexpectedly stretched to nine and a half…