For the first time, astronauts on the International Space Station cultivated chiles, adding some zing to…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
Blue Origin Loses Legal Fight Over SpaceX’s NASA Moon Contract
A federal judge rejected the argument by Jeff Bezos’ rocket company that NASA unfairly awarded a…
A New 10-Year Plan for the Cosmos
On astronomers’ wish list for the next decade: two giant telescopes and a space telescope to…
Amazon to Launch First Two Internet Satellites in 2022
Competing with SpaceX, OneWeb and others, the e-commerce titan will rely on small rockets to get…
Will You Be Able to See the Northern Lights This Weekend?
The dazzling phenomenon could be visible on Saturday night or early Sunday morning, experts said, depending…
SpaceX to Launch Crew-3 Astronauts for NASA: How to Watch
The four crew members, three Americans and one German, will lift off early on Sunday. Here’s…
SpaceX Needed to Fix the Toilet Before NASA Astronauts Launch
A discussion of repairs of the waste management systems used aboard the company’s passenger spacecraft offered…
Blue Origin Wants to Build a Space Station
Blue Origin says it will team up with Sierra Space, Boeing and other companies to build…
She Is Breaking Glass Ceilings in Space, but Facing Sexism on Earth
Sanitary pads and makeup: A Chinese astronaut’s six-month stay aboard the country’s space station has revealed…
NASA Planning Moon Launch in 2022
A flight of the Space Launch System and Orion capsule without astronauts aboard is planned for…