Space
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News
William E. Burrows, Historian of the Space Age, Is Dead at 87
In books and articles he wrote about the militarization of space and believed that investing in exploration would ultimately “protect…
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World
How to Watch Europe Launch Its Powerful New Rocket
Ariane 6 is finally set to fly on Tuesday. If successful, European nations will regain independent access to space.
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World
The Sad State of Underground Retail in New York City
Nearly 75 percent of shops operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority are vacant.
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Finance
Wildlife Protections Take a Back Seat to SpaceX’s Ambitions
As Elon Musk’s Starship — the largest rocket ever manufactured — successfully blasted toward the sky last month, the launch…
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News
Astronauts Are Not Stuck on the I.S.S., NASA and Boeing Officials Say
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will spend additional weeks in orbit as teams on the ground study malfunctioning thrusters on…
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News
A Dead Russian Satellite Broke Into More Than 100 Pieces in Space
The cause of the incident, which added to a growing amount of dangerous space junk in low Earth orbit, remains…
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News
He Monitors Solar Flares. Here’s What Keeps Him Up at Night.
Mike Bettwy, a government meteorologist who focuses on potential threats from space weather, says that we are more prepared than…
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News
‘Arctic Blast’ of Leaky Water Halts Spacewalk by NASA Astronauts
It was the second scheduled spacewalk by NASA astronauts aboard the space station that faced an interruption this month.
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Finance
Child Care, Cafés, Herman Miller Desks: It’s Not Your Average Gym
High-end gyms, many of which used to be an amenity, are now the star attraction, offering hotel rooms and workspaces…
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News
Voyager 1, After Major Malfunction, Is Back From the Brink, NASA Says
The farthest man-made object in space had been feared lost forever after a computer problem in November effectively rendered the…