Tag: Space and Astronomy

Video From the Total Lunar Eclipse on Early Tuesday

This eclipse has concluded. If you missed it, sign up for The Times Space and Astronomy Calendar to…

A Large Object Landed on His Sheep Farm. It Came From Space.

Mick Miners was herding sheep on a four-wheeler last week when he stumbled upon a pointy black object…

Russia Says It Will Quit the International Space Station After 2024

As the race to the moon receded, American and Soviet astronauts met and shook hands in space for…

Webb Telescope Pictures: NASA Builds Toward Its First Release

On Tuesday morning, NASA will show off the first pictures and data from the new James Webb Space…

Webb Space Telescope: Biden and NASA Reveal First Image

In a brief event at the White House on Monday evening, President Biden unveiled an image that NASA…

NASA to Launch Capstone, a 55-Pound CubeSat to the Moon

June 26, 2022: On Sunday, NASA announced a delay of at least one day for the launch of…

A Chinese Telescope Did Not Find an Alien Signal. The Search Continues.

It was a project that launched a thousand interstellar dreams.Fifty years ago, NASA published a fat, 253-page book…

Total Lunar Eclipse and Blood Moon 2022: How to Watch

Finally a good reason to stay up on Sunday night: A total lunar eclipse.Lunar watchers throughout the United…

How to Watch the Rocket Lab Launch Today

Catch a falling rocket and bring it back to shore …On Tuesday (Monday evening in New York), Rocket…

NASA Sees ‘Otherworldly’ Wreckage on Mars With Ingenuity Helicopter

The object resembles a flying saucer that crashed on Mars.And indeed it is.But it doesn’t belong to aliens.Instead,…

Military Memo Adds to Possible Interstellar Meteor Mystery

While many — including the two Harvard astronomers — have interpreted Space Command’s statement to NASA as confirmation…

SpaceX and Axiom Launch Private Astronaut Crew to Space Station

On Friday, a retired NASA astronaut and three paying customers set off on a journey to the International…