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Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
Russian Spacewalk Is Canceled Due to Coolant Leak
When mission controllers observed white particles spewing from a spacecraft that serves as a “lifeboat” for…
50 Years After the Apollo 17 Mission, the Moon Looks Closer Than Ever
Astronauts from NASA said goodbye to the moon for the last time on Dec. 14, 1972.…
How Science Fiction Movies Prepared Us for the Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough
The promise of a new, bountiful energy source, not to mention the giant lasers, may sound…
An Ancient ‘Horizon Calendar’ Comes Into View Over Mexico City
Scientists suggest in a new study that ancient Mesoamericans tracked leap years using a sunlit horizon. …
Geminid Meteor Shower: How and When to Watch It Peak
Tuesday night into Wednesday morning will be one of the dates scattered throughout each year when…
China Maps Out Plans to Put Astronauts on the Moon and on Mars
Chinese officials at a desert rocket base described plans for their new space station and for…
Why Some Scientists Choose China’s Space Station for Research
A project led by researchers from a Swiss university highlights China’s ambition to make the Tiangong…
A Timeline of China’s Advancements in Spaceflight
Key moments from China’s efforts to explore space. Click here for original story, A…
Successful End of NASA Moon Mission Shifts Attention to SpaceX
The splashdown of the Orion capsule in the Pacific Ocean started the Artemis program, which will…