The Biden administration is inheriting the menace of Chinese antisatellite arms as well as an innovative…
Category: New York Times Space & Cosmos
New York Times Space & Cosmos
How Space Became the Next ‘Great Power’ Contest Between the U.S. and China
The Biden administration faces not only waves of Chinese antisatellite weapons but a history of jumbled…
George Carruthers, Whose Telescopes Explored Space, Dies at 81
At a time when there were few other Black astrophysicists, he developed a telescopic device that…
Six Stars, Six Eclipses: ‘The Fact That It Exists Blows My Mind’
A handful of other six-star systems have been discovered, but this one is unique. …
NASA’s Decision for Moon Rocket: Test Again or Prepare for Launch?
The booster of the Space Launch System was in good condition after a test was cut…
A Bitter Archaeological Feud Over an Ancient Vision of the Cosmos
The Nebra sky disk, which has been called the oldest known depiction of astronomical phenomena, is…
Missing: One Black Hole With 10 Billion Solar Masses
One of the biggest galaxies in the universe seems to lack its dark centerpiece. …
NASA's SLS Rocket to the Moon Faces Setback After Test
An ground ignition of the engines of the Space Launch System was halted after only about…
NASA’s Space Launch System Hot-Fire Test: When to Watch
Before NASA’s giant Space Launch System can go to the moon, it needs to ignite its…
Missions to Mars, the Moon and Beyond Await Earth in 2021
Here’s a preview of what to expect in space and astronomy in the year to come. …