One of the spacecraft will probe the hellish planet’s clouds, which could potentially help settle the…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
Manhattanhenge 2021: When and Where to Watch
Saturday will bring New Yorkers their first shot at “the best sunset picture of the year.”…
Will the Next Space-Weather Season Be Stormy or Fair?
As another 11-year cycle of solar activity begins, scientists debate how violent our stellar friend is…
What to Name a Bunch of Black Holes? You Had Some Ideas.
Recently, astronomers asked aloud which plural term would best suit the most enigmatic entity in the…
Astronauts on Set: Space Station May Host Wave of TV Shows and Films
A Discovery reality TV competition, a Russian medical thriller and more productions could be heading to…
A Super Blood Moon Dazzles Earthlings
A supermoon and total lunar eclipse combined to put on a big red show. …
Super Blood Moon and Lunar Eclipse 2021: When to Watch
People out west in the United States and in Australia and East Asia will have a…
A Serene Shore Resort, Except for the SpaceX ‘Ball of Fire’
For years, those in a rural Texas village cherished living among nature and wildlife. Elon Musk’s…
In Sweden’s Far North, a Space Complex Takes Shape
The government is turning an old research base above the Arctic Circle into a state-of-the-art satellite…
Ruth Freitag, Librarian to the Stars, Dies at 96
An expert on astronomy, she spent nearly a half-century at the Library of Congress and helped…