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Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
Make a Parachute Out of Newspaper
With a little ingenuity, your sheet of newsprint can float safely to the ground. …
Finding From Particle Research Could Break Known Laws of Physics
It’s not the next Higgs boson — yet. But the best explanation, physicists say, involves forms…
SpaceX Test Rocket Goes Up and Explodes Again
Something went wrong early for Starship, with shards of metal raining down around the launch site…
A Billionaire Names His Team to Ride SpaceX, No Pros Allowed
Meet the four people who will take the first all-civilian rocket trip to orbit Earth. …
Hunting Ghost Particles Beneath the World’s Deepest Lake
A neutrino-spotting telescope beneath Russia’s frozen Lake Baikal in Russia is close to delivering scientific results…
An Astronaut's Heart Shrank From Space Travel, Study Finds
After almost a year in space, Scott Kelly’s heart diminished, but he remained reasonably fit. …
Glynn S. Lunney Dies at 84; Oversaw NASA Flights From Mission Control
He was hailed for leading the rescue of Apollo 13 astronauts when their spacecraft was rocked…
SpaceX Rocket Debris Seen Over Seattle and Portland, Astronomers Say
Astronomers said the objects were debris from a SpaceX rocket. Not everyone got the memo. …
The Most Intimate Portrait Yet of a Black Hole
Two years of analyzing the polarized light from a galaxy’s giant black hole has given scientists…