From the White House on Monday, humanity will gets its first glimpse of what the observatory…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
James Webb Telescope Pictures: Goose Bumps Build Ahead of the First Release
NASA picked five new images of scenes from around the universe that it hopes will knock…
James Bardeen, an Expert on Unraveling Einstein’s Equations, Dies at 83
A scion of a renowned family of physicist, he helped set the stage for what has…
Webb Telescope Will Look for Signs of Life Way Out There
The first question astronomers want to answer about exoplanets: Do they have atmospheres friendly to life? …
NASA’s CAPSTONE Launch to the Moon: How to Watch
The small spacecraft will be the first to head to the moon in a year when…
They Found Two New Craters on the Moon and Discovered a New Mystery
Tediously searching through imagery from a NASA spacecraft, researchers found where a discarded stage of a…
NASA to Launch Capstone, a 55-Pound CubeSat to the Moon
NASA has grandiose plans for sending astronauts back to the moon. Those start with a microwave-size…
Dead Roaches That Ate Moon Dust Went Up for Auction. Then NASA Objected.
The sale was halted after the space agency claimed it owned everything associated with a 1969…
NASA Pauses Psyche, a Mission to a Metal-Rich Asteroid
Delays in setting up the spacecraft’s navigation software mean the mission may not reach the asteroid…
Jeff Koons Expands His Reach, from Greece to the Moon
Jeff Koons, having more than made his mark on Earth, is now looking beyond. He is…