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Richard Goldstein
2025-08-08 21:04:43
United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Astronaut James Lovell, Commander of Apollo 13, Dies at 97

He led the three-man crew that survived a near catastrophic explosion in space in 1970, and was later immortalized by Tom Hanks in the movie “Apollo 13.”

Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Ian Stewart, Jessica Metzger And Dana Goldstein
2025-08-05 12:01:56
United States
United States Politics and Government

A Public School Enrollment Crisis, and a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon

Plus, remembering “the Willy Wonka of cheese.”

Kenneth Chang
2025-08-05 03:04:42
United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA’s Acting Administrator Calls for a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon

The acceleration of nuclear development is part of the Trump administration’s efforts to focus NASA on human spaceflight. A reactor would be useful for long-term stays on the moon.

Jacey Fortin
2025-07-11 18:03:42
United States
Space and Astronomy

Earth Is Spinning Faster, Making Some Summer Days Shorter

The planet’s rotation fluctuates as it travels around the sun, and measurements suggest we’re losing more than a millisecond during the long days of summer.

Jenny Gross
2025-06-11 18:03:47
United States
Space and Astronomy

A Near-Full ‘Strawberry Moon’ Will Shine Again on Wednesday Night

June’s full moon, known as a “strawberry moon,” may appear reddish because of its low position on the Southern Horizon.

Kenneth Chang
2025-06-05 15:00:55
United States
Japan

Ispace of Japan’s Resilience Lander Heads to the Moon: How and When to Watch

Ispace crashed on the moon in 2023. Its second spacecraft, Resilience, aims in the hours ahead to succeed where its predecessor failed.

Robin George Andrews
2025-05-28 18:00:49
China
China

China to Launch Tianwen-2 Mission to Capture Pieces of Near-Earth Asteroid

The robotic Tianwen-2 spacecraft will collect samples from Kamoʻoalewa, which some scientists suspect is a fragment of the moon.

Eric Lipton
2025-05-02 21:01:17
United States
Missiles and Missile Defense Systems

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Could Make Billions If Trump’s Budget Proposal Is Approved

SpaceX, already one of the biggest NASA and Pentagon contractors, could win billions of dollars in new contracts if President Trump’s budget proposal is approved by Congress.

Kenneth Chang
2025-05-02 18:01:14
United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Trump’s 2026 Budget Proposes Cutting NASA Funding by $6 Billion

That budgetary change aligns with the priorities of Elon Musk, who founded his SpaceX rocket company two decades ago with dreams of one day sending colonists to Mars.