The Crew-2 astronauts spent nearly 200 days in orbit, and their stay aboard the International Space…
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New York Times Space & Cosmos
SpaceX Updates: NASA’s Crew-2 Mission Heads for Water Landing
After some 200 days aboard the International Space Station, astronauts from NASA, France and Japan will…
SpaceX Mission: How to Watch NASA's Astronaut Undock From the Space Station
Four crew members are scheduled to depart from the orbital outpost after about half a year…
Lights Out: 5 New ‘Dark-Sky Places’ for Top-Shelf Stargazing
The International Dark-Sky Association awards certifications to sites with exceptionally high-quality night skies, including national parks,…
Star System With Right-Angled Planets Surprises Astronomers
Two planets orbit the poles while another revolves around the star’s equator, suggesting a mysterious, undetected…
NASA’s Latest Breakthrough: ‘Best Space Tacos Yet’
For the first time, astronauts on the International Space Station cultivated chiles, adding some zing to…
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…