Cosmos

Lost Soviet Luna 9 Moon Lander May Have Been Found

Lost Soviet Luna 9 Moon Lander May Have Been Found

NYT > Space & Cosmos, Feb 10, 2026 - 17:24

Two research teams have identified possible landing sites for Luna 9, the first ...

At Ukraine’s Request, Starlink Denies Internet Access to Russian Troops

At Ukraine’s Request, Starlink Denies Internet Access t...

NYT > Space & Cosmos, Feb 8, 2026 - 17:53

It’s unclear what effect the change will have on Russia’s ability to wage war, b...

NASA Eyes March Artemis II Launch After Hydrogen Leaks Delay Moon Mission

NASA Eyes March Artemis II Launch After Hydrogen Leaks ...

NYT > Space & Cosmos, Feb 8, 2026 - 17:53

The agency did not complete a practice countdown for a flight that would be the ...

How to View the Artemis II Moon Launch

How to View the Artemis II Moon Launch

NYT > Space & Cosmos, Jan 28, 2026 - 15:54

The first crewed mission around the moon in more than 50 years is coming up. Her...

Artemis II Moon Mission: NASA Completes Giant Rocket’s Slow Ride to Launchpad

Artemis II Moon Mission: NASA Completes Giant Rocket’s ...

NYT > Space & Cosmos, Jan 17, 2026 - 19:54

The Space Launch System and Orion capsule were transported to the launchpad befo...

NASA Begins Astronaut Space Station Medical Evacuation: What to Know

NASA Begins Astronaut Space Station Medical Evacuation:...

NYT > Space & Cosmos, Jan 15, 2026 - 16:53

Four astronauts departed from the I.S.S. about a month earlier than scheduled be...

Space Events 2026: NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission, Summer Eclipse and More

Space Events 2026: NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission, Summ...

NYT > Space & Cosmos, Dec 30, 2025 - 14:24

In 2026, there will be journeys to the moon and Mars, new visions of the cosmos ...

In a First, a Wheelchair User Joins a Short Flight to Space

In a First, a Wheelchair User Joins a Short Flight to S...

NYT > Space & Cosmos, Dec 23, 2025 - 13:15

A paraplegic engineer was part of a crew that made a suborbital journey on a spa...

They’re Ready to Go to Mars

They’re Ready to Go to Mars

NYT > Space & Cosmos, Oct 15, 2025 - 14:37

Fans of the red planet joined scientists at an annual conference sponsored by th...

If Your North Star Is Lost, New Techniques Can Point You South

If Your North Star Is Lost, New Techniques Can Point Yo...

NYT > Space & Cosmos, Oct 6, 2025 - 11:36

The writer Tristan Gooley describes how a pair of familiar constellations can he...

Edward Anders, Who Duped Nazis and Illuminated the Cosmos, Dies at 98

Edward Anders, Who Duped Nazis and Illuminated the Cosm...

NYT > Space & Cosmos, Jun 19, 2025 - 12:02

His research unraveled mysteries about the solar system and the demise of the di...

Marc Garneau, First Canadian in Space and Foreign Minister, Dies at 76

Marc Garneau, First Canadian in Space and Foreign Minis...

NYT > Space & Cosmos, Jun 11, 2025 - 07:34

His career took flight with a newspaper ad in Ottawa, where he would later help ...

Trump Has Options to Punish Musk Even if His Federal Contracts Continue

Trump Has Options to Punish Musk Even if His Federal Co...

NYT > Space & Cosmos, Jun 11, 2025 - 07:34

The president could tighten federal oversight of the tech titan’s businesses, ev...

Ispace of Japan’s Moon Lander Resilience Has Crashed

Ispace of Japan’s Moon Lander Resilience Has Crashed

NYT > Space & Cosmos, Jun 11, 2025 - 07:34

The loss of the Resilience spacecraft by Ispace repeated a crash into the moon i...

Sync Your Calendar With the Solar System

Sync Your Calendar With the Solar System

NYT > Space & Cosmos, Jun 11, 2025 - 07:34

Never miss a rocket launch, meteor shower, eclipse or other event that’s out of ...

How NASA Would Struggle Without SpaceX if Trump Cancels Musk’s Contracts

How NASA Would Struggle Without SpaceX if Trump Cancels...

NYT > Space & Cosmos, Jun 11, 2025 - 07:34

If President Trump cancels the contracts for Elon Musk’s private spaceflight com...