Despite some engine failures along the way, SpaceX completed a mostly successful test flight of its…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
Where to See the Total Solar Eclipse on Aug. 12
When this year’s total solar eclipse darkens sunlit skies on Aug. 12, its path will pass…
SpaceX’s Unconventional Corporate Arrangements Favor Elon Musk
In January, SpaceX granted Elon Musk, its founder and chief executive, a pay package of 1.3…
In ‘For All Mankind,’ America Wins by Losing
Early in the current season of “For All Mankind,” the Apple TV series about a hypothetical…
SpaceX to Attempt Its 12th Test Flight of Starship
After a hiatus of more than half a year, SpaceX’s gigantic Starship rocket is set to…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Pulls Back the Curtain on Its Finances
SpaceX, Elon Musk’s privately held rocket and satellite maker, has long been something of a financial…
5 Great Stargazing Trains – The New York Times
Stargazing, it turns out, doesn’t have to be a stationary activity. On railway lines around the…
U.S.-China Rivalry Reaches South American Skies
In the foothills of the Argentine Andes, the enormous Chinese radio telescope sits in one of…
U.F.O. Files Released by U.S. Shed Light on What the Government Knows
Government drones, errant weather balloons, experimental spy planes, rocket launches and exhaust plumes are just some…
Surprising Signs of an Atmosphere Around a Tiny World, Billions of Miles Away
A small world about 300 miles wide and 3.5 billion miles from the sun — nearly…