Elon Musk, the chief executive of SpaceX, has dined with President Trump at the White House,…
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New York Times Space & Cosmos
SpaceX IPO to Be Largest Ever at $135 Share Price
SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket maker and artificial intelligence company, set a price for its initial public…
Blue Origin Rocket Blows Up on Florida Launchpad During Test
A rocket built by the Jeff Bezos-owned space company Blue Origin blew up on the launchpad…
What’s Next for Blue Origin After Rocket Explosion
For years, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket company operated in secrecy, overshadowed by the success of…
The Blue Micromoon Rises in Sunday’s Early Skies
A celestial rarity known as a blue micromoon will grace the night sky this weekend. It…
A Fiery Visitor From Space Photo-Bombs an Erupting Volcano
As night fell over the island of Luzon in the Philippines on Monday, Mayon, the country’s…
What Exactly Caused That Loud Boom in South Carolina?
An extraordinarily loud boom shook parts of South Carolina on Thursday, with witnesses across the state…
NASA’s Moon Base Plan Adds Two Rovers for Its Astronauts
NASA awarded two companies contracts on Tuesday to develop 21st-century versions of the moon buggies astronauts…
This Moon of Neptune Might Have Survived a Wrecking-Ball Event
Neptune’s moon system is bizarre. Nearly half of its 16 known moons orbit backward relative to…
A New Era of Exploring the Universe in Radio
A new telescope — the Next Generation Very Large Array, or ngVLA — is sprouting in…