Technical problems have postponed the agency’s plans for a “wet dress rehearsal,” which may further postpone…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
Military Memo Adds to Possible Interstellar Meteor Mystery
The U.S. Space Command seemed to confirm a claim that a meteor from outside the solar…
Hubble Telescope Zooms In on the Biggest Comet Ever Spotted
The space observatory helped scientists make a more precise measurement of the comet, which has a…
Space Tourism Isn’t Just Joyriding
Having rich guys like Jeff Bezos in orbit can make space travel routine and help all…
SpaceX and Axiom Launch Private Astronaut Crew to Space Station
Axiom Space bought seats on a SpaceX rocket to be NASA’s guests in orbit as the…
SpaceX and NASA’s First Private Launch to the Space Station: Live Updates
The Ax-1 mission will carry three paying passengers and a retired NASA astronaut to orbit for…
Astronomers Find What Might Be the Most Distant Galaxy Yet
Is the object a galaxy of primordial stars or a black hole knocking on the door…
Russians’ Flight Suits Weren’t a Political Statement, NASA Astronaut Says
The Russians were “kind of blindsided,” that people thought they were making a political statement, Mark…
NASA Stops Launch Rehearsal for Its Giant Moon Rocket
First a lightning storm, then problems with launch tower fans led to snags with a countdown…
Is Russia Quitting the International Space Station? Not Quite.
NASA has sidestepped suggestions that Russia might pull out of the space station partnership. …