Neptune’s moon system is bizarre. Nearly half of its 16 known moons orbit backward relative to…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
A New Era of Exploring the Universe in Radio
A new telescope — the Next Generation Very Large Array, or ngVLA — is sprouting in…
SpaceX Completes Mostly Successful Starship Rocket Flight
Despite some engine failures along the way, SpaceX completed a mostly successful test flight of its…
Where to See the Total Solar Eclipse on Aug. 12
When this year’s total solar eclipse darkens sunlit skies on Aug. 12, its path will pass…
SpaceX’s Unconventional Corporate Arrangements Favor Elon Musk
In January, SpaceX granted Elon Musk, its founder and chief executive, a pay package of 1.3…
In ‘For All Mankind,’ America Wins by Losing
Early in the current season of “For All Mankind,” the Apple TV series about a hypothetical…
SpaceX to Attempt Its 12th Test Flight of Starship
After a hiatus of more than half a year, SpaceX’s gigantic Starship rocket is set to…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Pulls Back the Curtain on Its Finances
SpaceX, Elon Musk’s privately held rocket and satellite maker, has long been something of a financial…
5 Great Stargazing Trains – The New York Times
Stargazing, it turns out, doesn’t have to be a stationary activity. On railway lines around the…
U.S.-China Rivalry Reaches South American Skies
In the foothills of the Argentine Andes, the enormous Chinese radio telescope sits in one of…