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A View of the Heavens From Texas
Amateur astronomers gathered for the 34th Texas Star Party, which offered them a chance to gaze at a sky full of nothing but stars.
nytimes.com (12 days ago)
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Inches Closer to Space
“We will be going to space at the end of this year,” Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Galactic, said after the vessel, the SpaceShipTwo, made its first powered flight.
nytimes.com (23 days ago)
A Hush Falls Where Rockets Once Roared
After the Space Shuttle program ended in 2011, Titusville, Fla., a boomtown born of the space race, started to lose its footing.
nytimes.com (1 month and 1 day ago)
2 New Planets Are Most Earth-Like Yet, Scientists Say
Astronomers with NASA’s Kepler mission said the planets, orbiting a star 1,200 light-years away, appear capable of supporting life.
nytimes.com (1 month and 3 days ago)
New Clues to the Mystery of Dark Matter
Astronomers said they might be on the verge of finding out what makes up the dark matter that gives shape to the visible structures of the universe.
nytimes.com (1 month and 18 days ago)
Yvonne Brill, Rocket Scientist, Dies at 88
In the early 1970s, Mrs. Brill invented a propulsion system to help keep communications satellites from slipping out of their orbits.
nytimes.com (1 month and 22 days ago)
Space Coast Showing Signs of an Economic Recovery
After a harsh economic downturn and the loss of 8,000 jobs at NASA when a shuttle program ended, Brevard County is recovering by diversifying beyond aerospace.
nytimes.com (1 month and 23 days ago)
Q & A: Do Spacecraft Carry IDs of Their Earthly Origins?
Pioneer 10 and 11 carry plaques intended to show where they came from and who made them, and other spacecraft contain information about Earth and humankind.
nytimes.com (1 month and 27 days ago)
Curiosity Rover Repaired, NASA Says
Engineers have repaired computer problems that stalled the craft, which they say should resume its work later this week.
nytimes.com (2 months and 5 days ago)
SpaceX’s Cargo Delivery to Space Station Is Delayed
The cargo ship’s rendezvous with the International Space Station will now occur on Sunday at the earliest.
nytimes.com (2 months and 22 days ago)
National Briefing | Science: Day of Firsts for a Spaceship
nytimes.com (23 days ago)
Hawaii Approves Thirty Meter Telescope Plan
nytimes.com (1 month and 8 days ago)
Asteroid Wanted in NASA Project
nytimes.com (1 month and 16 days ago)
Russian Spaceship Docks With Orbiting Station
nytimes.com (1 month and 23 days ago)
SCIENCE: YouTube Videos Unlock Meteor’s Secrets
nytimes.com (1 month and 27 days ago)
In Asteroid’s Aftermath, a Sigh of Relief
nytimes.com (1 month and 27 days ago)
NASA Shuts Down Database During Security Inquiry
nytimes.com (2 months and 2 days ago)
Better Asteroid Detection Needed, Experts Say
nytimes.com (2 months and 4 days ago)
SCIENCE: A Burst of Solar Power
nytimes.com (2 months and 5 days ago)
World Briefing | Asia: Kazakhstan: Space Station Crew...
nytimes.com (2 months and 9 days ago)
Op-Docs: ‘The Man Who Sells the Moon’
nytimes.com (2 months and 14 days ago)
Dismissed as Doomsayers, Advocates for Meteor Detection...
nytimes.com (3 months and 5 days ago)
Opinion: Beware of Errant Asteroids
nytimes.com (3 months and 9 days ago)
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