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Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
NASA Delays Spacewalk, Citing Space Debris Threat to Astronauts
The agency did not link the postponement of repairs to wreckage caused by a recent Russian…
As U.S. Hunts for Chinese Spies, University Scientists Warn of Backlash
A chilling effect has taken hold on American campuses, contributing to an outflow of academic talent…
NASA's DART Mission Is Punching a Killer Asteroid to Save Humanity
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft, launched on Wednesday, could be the first to alter an…
Michael Strahan to Join Next Blue Origin Space Flight
Mr. Strahan, a “Good Morning America” co-host, is one of six people set to join the…
Watch NASA Launch DART, a Mission to Crash Into an Asteroid
An early morning liftoff kicks off DART, NASA’s first mission to test a spacecraft that could…
The Hubble Telescope Checks In With the Most Distant Planets
The spacecraft’s farseeing eye once again sets its gaze on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. …
Miss Friday's Lunar Eclipse? Here's What it Looked Like.
The partial eclipse on Thursday night and Friday morning lasted more than six hours, and these…
How to Watch the Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse and Blood Moon
The partial eclipse will turn the moon rusty reddish hues and be visible across North America…
Jessica Watkins Will Be First Black Woman to Join Space Station Crew
Jessica Watkins, who joined NASA’s astronaut corps in 2017, is scheduled to fly to the orbital…