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Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
Ufologist Claims to Show Mummified Alien Specimens to Mexico's Congress
In a jaw-dropping presentation, a self-proclaimed ufologist showed members of Congress what he claimed were two…
Satellite Data Yields Clues to Morocco’s ‘Blind Earthquake’
The observations from orbit suggest that a fault that had been inactive in modern times ruptured…
Book Review: ‘The Six,’ by Loren Grush
In a group portrait of America’s first female astronauts, Loren Grush details the basics of training…
In Space, the Past Is Future (and Equally Unpredictable)
Not even the most advanced physics can reveal everything we want to know about the history…
Comet Nishimura: How and When to See It This Weekend
For the next few mornings, just before sunrise, the cosmic snowball will glow green low on…
SpaceX Needs to Make 63 Fixes Before Next Starship Launch, FAA Orders
The agency closed an investigation into what went wrong during an April flight of the massive…
How to Watch Japan’s SLIM Moon Lander and XRISM Telescope Launch Tonight
The telescope will help astronomers study the cosmos, while the lunar mission will aid the development…
Back to New Jersey, Where the Universe Began
A half-century ago, a radio telescope in Holmdel, N.J., sent two astronomers 13.8 billion years back…
India Launches Its First Solar Mission
The goal is to study the sun’s outer layers, to better understand its physics and dynamics…