Space
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World
As Threats in Space Mount, U.S. Lags in Protecting Key Services
The United States and China are locked in a new race, in space and on Earth, over a fundamental resource:…
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Science
SpaceX Blazes Forward With Latest Starship Launch
The third try turned out to be closer to the charm for Elon Musk and SpaceX, as company’s mammoth Starship…
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Magazine
A New York Loft Where the Art Comes First
IN THE 1960S and ’70s, clearing out and refinishing a downtown loft was a rite of passage for New York…
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News
Richard Truly, 86, Dies; Shuttle Astronaut Who Went On to Lead NASA
In 1983, he commanded a Challenger shuttle flight. After the 1986 disaster, he was charged with leading NASA’s return to…
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Science
Atom Bombs in Space Are Back to Scare Us Again
Russian President Vladimir V. Putin may find that a nuclear weapon in orbit is less useful for war than intimidation.
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Science
Why It’s So Challenging to Land Upright on the Moon
Two spacecraft have ended up askew on the lunar surface this year. It is easier to tip over in the…
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News
‘Spaceman’ Has an Identity Crisis. So Do Plenty of Sci-Fi Space Movies.
With the release of Adam Sandler’s odd, middling and expensive new Netflix film, a look at space movie misfires of…
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Science
NASA’s Crash Into an Asteroid May Have Altered Its Shape
A new study using simulations suggests the impact in 2022 transformed the space rock into an M&M-like flat-top oval.
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Magazine
Against All Odds, New York’s Artist Buildings Have Survived
New York’s reputation as a beacon for artists was never inevitable. Only after World War II had destabilized Europe was…
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Finance
The Cost of Nuclear War in Space
Putting a weapon into orbit is not just a military threat. It’s also a risk to the billions of dollars…