The Virgin Galactic founder hopes to edge out, by nine days, Blue Origin’s first flight with…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
Wally Funk, Trailblazing Female Pilot, Will Join Jeff Bezos on Spaceflight
At 82, Ms. Funk will become the oldest person ever to go to space. In the…
U.A.E.'s Mars Orbiter Gets New Views of Red Planet Auroras
The Hope orbiter, built by the United Arab Emirates, was able to use its scientific instruments…
A Black Hole Feasted on a Neutron Star. 10 Days Later, It Happened Again.
Astronomers had long suspected that collisions between black holes and dead stars occurred, but they had…
A Black Hole-Neutron Star Collision Has Finally Been Detected
Astronomers had long looked for signs of such a merger, and now they’ve spotted two. …
The Largest Comet Ever Found Is Making Its Move Into a Sky Near You
By 2031, you may be able to spot the icy object in night skies with a…
U.S. Has No Explanation for U.F.O.s, Does Not Rule Out Aliens
A new government report is likely to fuel theories about unexplained aerial phenomena. Click…
Venus Lacks Plate Tectonics. But It Has Something Much More Quirky.
Scientists say giant slices of rock may move across the surface of Earth’s closest neighbor like…
How to Photograph the Moon
Use a camera with manual controls and a zoom lens. When shooting something so far away,…
Why Geology Is Our Destiny
A visit to the renovated hall of gems and minerals at the American Museum of Natural…