Books
“Orbital,” by Samantha Harvey, won the 2024 Booker Prize on Tuesday. The book follows a day in the life of six astronauts.
Nov. 13, 2024
Letters to the Editor
We don’t talk enough about a serious side effect of Elon Musk’s effort to colonize Mars: His massive rockets belch greenhouse gases here on Earth.
Oct. 27, 2024
Climate & Environment
Where do the greenhouse gases that are hurting our planet come from? Alden, a second-grader, has a few thoughts about the sources.
Sept. 15, 2024
Movies
Starring an inspired Mikey Madison, who dominates in the role of a stripper who falls for the wrong guy, Sean Baker’s high-energy comedy comes with a side of sadness.
Oct. 16, 2024
Business
Four astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing’s capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton.
Oct. 25, 2024
World & Nation
The meeting just getting underway in Azerbaijan won’t have the top leaders of the 13 largest carbon dioxide-polluting countries.
Nov. 12, 2024
Boeing’s astronaut mission ended with the empty Starliner capsule landing and two astronauts left in space until 2025 because NASA judged the return too risky.
Sept. 7, 2024
California
Dubbed the 2024 PT5, the ‘mini-moon’ will orbit Earth for nearly two months. It comes in a season of lunar phenomena.
Sept. 19, 2024
Tech billionaire Jared Isaacman has performed the first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth.
Sept. 12, 2024
Awards
It took the crew two days of trekking through the jungle, carrying provisions and gear, to reach Vietnam’s enormous Hang Son Doong cave.
Aug. 21, 2024