The sun fired off a volley of radiation-riddled outbursts in May. When they slammed into Earth’s…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
Four Astronauts Spent 3 Days in Space. Here’s What It Did to Their Bodies and Minds.
Space changes you, even during short trips off the planet. Four people who spent three days…
A Big Whack That Made the Moon May Have Also Created Continents That Move
Some 4.5 billion years ago, many scientists say, Earth had a meetup with Theia, another planetary…
William A. Anders, Who Flew on First Manned Orbit of the Moon, Dies at 90
On Christmas Eve, during their 10 orbits of the moon, the three astronauts, whose movements were…
Boeing’s Starliner Overcomes Malfunctioning Thrusters to Dock at Space Station
There were glitches with its propulsion system, but Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft and the two NASA astronauts…
SpaceX Starship Launch: When and How to Watch the 4th Test Flight
Starship, the gargantuan rocket under development by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is scheduled on Thursday morning to…
Boeing Carries NASA Astronauts to Orbit in ‘Milestone’ Starliner Flight
After two trips to the launchpad that did not end up going to space, two NASA…
A New Search for Ripples in Space From the Beginning of Time
The universe burst into existence 13.8 billion years ago. What happened in that earliest moment is…
China Lands Spacecraft on Far Side of the Moon
China successfully landed a lunar lander on the far side of the moon on Sunday morning,…
Boeing Starliner Launch: Video and Live Updates
For Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, the wait for this trip on the Boeing Starliner has…