The telescope will help astronomers study some of the most energetic places in the cosmos, while…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
NASA’s New Air Pollution Satellite Will Give Hourly Updates
A new mission will provide hourly updates of air quality in the United States. …
India’s Moon Landing Offers Blueprint For Other Countries Dreaming Big
Its celebrated lunar landing produced not only a wave of pride at home but also a…
How a Harvard Professor Became the World’s Leading Alien Hunter
Avi Loeb’s single-minded search for extraterrestrial life has made him the most famous practicing astronomer in…
India Becomes Fourth Country Ever to Land on the Moon
The Chandrayaan-3 mission makes India the first country to reach the lunar south polar region in…
India Moon Landing: In Latest Moon Race, India Aims to Claim First Successful Southern Pole Landing
Days after a Russian lunar landing failed, India will try to explore with its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft…
India’s Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing: How and When to Watch
Coming on the heels of Russia’s lunar lander crash over the weekend, India is hoping to…
Russia’s Luna-25 Moon Lander Is Lost in a Crash
The robotic Luna-25 spacecraft appeared to have “ceased its existence” after a failed orbital adjustment, the…
Neptune’s Clouds Have Vanished, and Scientists Think They Know Why
A recent study suggests a relationship between solar cycles and the atmosphere of the solar system’s…
What Is That Question Mark in Space? Here’s What We Know — and Don’t Know
Close scrutiny of a recent image from the Webb Space Telescope revealed some questionable punctuation. …