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Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Will Raise Price of Space Flight Ticket
For a few minutes of weightlessness, customers will now have to pay at least $450,000, and…
Gilbert V. Levin, Who Said He Found Signs of Life on Mars, Dies at 97
Most planetary scientists dismissed his conclusions, but he remained steadfast that the experiment he conducted in…
Boeing’s Starliner Launch for NASA: When to Watch
After a flawed trip to orbit in 2019, the company is taking another crack at an…
Touring Trinity, the Birthplace of Nuclear Dread
A recent visit the site of the first atomic bomb explosion offered desert vistas, (mildly) radioactive…
It Was His Day Off. Then the Space Station Went for a Spin.
Zebulon Scoville and others at NASA’s mission control in Houston spent Thursday righting the International Space…
Bezos' Company Loses Challenge to NASA SpaceX Lunar Lander Contract
The Government Accountability Office said a $2.9 billion award to SpaceX to build the next lunar…
Russia’s New Addition to the Space Station: When to Watch
The Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module will dock with the orbiting outpost on Thursday morning. Here’s what…
2 Red Objects Were Found in the Asteroid Belt. They Shouldn’t Be There.
The space rocks may have come from beyond Neptune, and potentially offer hints at the chaos…
Meteor Shower in July: Time for the Southern Delta Aquarids to Peak
Meteor showers can light up night skies from dusk to dawn, and if you’re lucky you…