Astronomers on Tuesday said that the asteroid designated 2024 YR4 had become the most likely sizable…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
As Trump Slashes Federal Jobs, Alabama’s ‘Rocket City’ Braces for Impact
Over galaxy-themed beers at InnerSpace Brewing in Huntsville, Ala., Stewart Money has heard it all recently…
Blue Origin Cuts 10% of Its Employees
Blue Origin, the space company owned by Jeff Bezos, is laying off roughly 10 percent of…
‘Ultrahigh Energy’ Neutrino Found With a Telescope Under the Sea
Deep in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea, physicists have uncovered evidence of a ghostly subatomic…
Why the Odds of an Asteroid Striking Earth in 2032 Keep Going Up (and Down)
Since December, astronomers have been carefully studying whether an asteroid between 130 and 300 feet long…
NASA Gave Up a Ride to the Moon. This Startup’s Rover Took It.
NASA’s second thoughts about VIPER opened an opportunity for someone else to book that ride to…
Grand Canyons on the Moon Were Made in a Matter of Minutes
Two canyons near the south pole of the moon rival the Grand Canyon, both in depth…
NASA Astronaut Recruitment Faces Trump’s Moves Against D.E.I.
Since 1978, every new group of NASA astronauts has included women and usually reflected a multiplicity…
Overlooked No More: Annie Easley, Who Helped Take Spaceflight to New Heights
This article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning…
Asteroid 2024 YR4 Could Strike Earth, Researchers Say, But the Odds are Small
You may hear about a large asteroid headed toward Earth. Don’t panic. Just after Christmas Day,…