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Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
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…
Live Updates: NASA’s Artemis I Moon Mission Returns to Earth
The Orion spacecraft, which is to carry astronauts to and from the moon in coming years,…
SpaceX’s Next Launch Is a Japanese Company’s Moon Lander
The company, Ispace, is carrying a rover from the United Arab Emirates, a Japanese robot and…
NASA’s Artemis I Moon Mission Landing: How to Watch
The Orion capsule, this time with no astronauts aboard, will splash down on Sunday afternoon after…