Descent to a Comet
Yesterday, the first soft landing on a comet took place some 500 million kilometers from planet Earth as […]
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Unraveling Why Some Mammals Kill Off Infants
By CARL ZIMMER A new study suggests that the behavior of male animals killing unrelated infants evolved independently […]
Comet Landing Bumpier Than First Thought
By KENNETH CHANG The European Space Agency lander is sitting in a skewed position on the comet’s surface, […]
Inquiry Into SpaceShip Two’s Crash Says ‘Feathers’ Were Unlocked Prematurely
By MATTHEW L. WALD The surviving pilot of the SpaceShip Two crash told investigators he did not know […]
Climate Accord Relies on Environmental Policies Now in Place
By HENRY FOUNTAIN and JOHN SCHWARTZ The United States and China should both be able to meet the […]
Philae Attempts Comet Nucleus Landing
Today humanity will make its first attempt to land a probe on the nucleus of a comet. As […]
European Space Agency’s Spacecraft Lands on Comet’s Surface
By KENNETH CHANG A signal from the lander arrived at the mission control center at Darmstadt, Germany, just […]
The Descent of Philae Toward the Comet in Tweets
By THE NEW YORK TIMES The European Space Agency’s 220-pound lander, named Philae, is marking its fall toward […]
After the Fall: Preventing Catastrophe
By Unknown Author Letters to the editor and online comments. Published: November 11, 2014 at 01:00AM from NYT […]
Orion in Gas, Dust, and Stars
The constellation of Orion holds much more than three stars in a row. A deep exposure shows everything […]