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Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
James Webb Telescope Arrives at Its Destination: How to Watch
The telescope is preparing to arrive at L2, a place that is gravitationally balanced between Earth…
Bouncing Boulders Point to Quakes on Mars
A preponderance of boulder tracks on the red planet may be evidence of recent seismic activity. …
An Ocean May Lurk Inside Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ Moon
New research is converting some skeptics to the idea that tiny, icy Mimas may be full…
A New Map of the Sun’s Local Bubble
At the edge of a vast region devoid of gas and dust, scientists find an explanation…
The James Webb Telescope Finishes Deployment in Space
Everything is going great for the James Webb Space Telescope. So far. Click here…
The James Webb Space Telescope Finishes Unfolding: How to Watch
While there are no cameras aboard the spacecraft, NASA is providing updates as the telescope deploys…
Chinese Rover Finds Moon Cube Is Just Rabbit-Like Rock
A blurry image that China’s space program had called the “mystery hut” was a result of…
Why a Comet’s Head Is Green, but Its Tail Is Not
In a lab with lasers, scientists worked out a multi-chromatic mystery observed around the solar system. …
Jim Green, NASA’s Retiring Top Scientist, Says We Can Terraform Mars
Jim Green has shaped much of the space agency’s scientific inquiry for decades. Click…