On Dec. 11, NASA engineers anxiously gathered at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., to…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
It’s Christmastime in the Cosmos
For astronomers peering into the depths of the universe, Christmas came a little early this year.…
Congress Orders U.F.O. Records Released but Drops Bid for Broader Disclosure
Congress passed legislation on Thursday that directs the government to eventually tell the public at least…
Poison Gas Hints at Potential for Life on Enceladus, a Moon of Saturn
Scientists have detected a poison among the spray of molecules emanating from a small moon of…
Mary Cleave, Who Glimpsed a Blighted Earth From Space, Dies at 76
Mary Cleave, an astronaut who saw increasingly alarming views of the Earth’s changing environment during two…
Geminids Meter Shower: How and When to Watch Its Peak
On any given night, far from bright city lights, there’s a chance that you’ll see a…
There Are Ghosts High Above Us, With Colors That Come From Space
In June 2019, scientists in Spain went searching for ghosts haunting the skies above the Mediterranean…
Tomato Missing at Space Station for Months Found by NASA Astronauts
The NASA astronaut Frank Rubio returned to Earth in September after completing the longest single spaceflight…
How NASA Learned to Love the Worm Logo
Richard Danne, left, shakes hands with NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana. Credit…Keegan Barber/NASA Last month, NASA…
Exactly How Much Life is on Earth?
What’s in a number? According to a recent calculation by a team of biologists and geologists,…