A short suborbital jaunt to the edge of space for most people requires having a lot…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
Branson Beats Jeff Bezos to Space, Aiming to Open Space Tourism
The successful trip was the first in a series to the edge of space and beyond…
Live Updates: Richard Branson Prepares to Take Flight on V.S.S. Unity
The Virgin Galactic space plane will lift off from New Mexico on Sunday morning as billionaire…
Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Space Plane Flight: How to Watch
The V.S.S. Unity will lift off from New Mexico on Sunday morning as billionaire entrepreneurs race…
Spaceflights for Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos Spur Race for Insurers
Brokers say neither mogul appears to have purchased coverage in case of an accident, but some…
Start-Ups Aim Beyond Earth
Advancements in space technology and new means of financing are driving a flurry of investor interest. …
Richard Branson Will Try to Beat Jeff Bezos to Space
The Virgin Galactic founder hopes to edge out, by nine days, Blue Origin’s first flight with…
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…