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NASA teases new PRIMA telescope that could see what even the James Webb telescope can't

NASA has announced that a new telescope concept called PRIMA is moving forward in consideration for a 2033 launch to look at ...

NASA Astronaut Emeritus Victor Glover Signs With CAA (Exclusive)

The veteran space explorer in spring 2026 piloted the Artemis II mission around the moon, and has now stepped back from ...

With PRIMA, NASA will try to build a billion-dollar space telescope in record time

The first in a new class of space telescopes is on track to reach the launch pad in the early 2030s, NASA announced this week ...
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NASA’s Swift Powers On Third Instrument, Restarts Automated Slewing

NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has resumed use of its third science instrument and automatically repointing to examine ...

NASA’s Boeing bet

SpaceX is sunsetting the vehicle that has ferried astronauts to the International Space Station for years — and NASA is racing to get another option ready.

Private spacecraft falls back to Earth after failing to rescue aging NASA telescope

The robotic spacecraft that failed to rescue an aging NASA telescope plunged back to Earth on Friday less than three months ...

Philadelphia designer wins $300,000 as NASA pays $650,000 for Mars food ideas

Winners were announced on Thursday for a NASA competition on feeding future astronauts on Mars. NASA received 113 entries ...
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Private spacecraft returns home after its attempt to rescue an aging NASA telescope does not work

The private spacecraft sent to help an aging NASA telescope has begun its return to Earth after the rescue attempt failed.
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NASA Selects Far-Infrared Telescope as First in New Mission Class

NASA announced Wednesday a mission to explore the history and evolution of the universe, PRIMA (PRobe far-Infrared Mission ...

China’s Chang’e 7 delay may have dodged a bullet for US in moon race, says NASA chief

NASA chief Jared Isaacman said China's delayed Chang'e 7 mission to the moon's south pole may have bought the US valuable ...

Spacecraft returns to Earth after rescue mission for ageing Nasa telescope fails

Series of in-flight problems meant Link, a ‘commercial space robot’, could not salvage the Nasa observatory ...

With NASA’s backing, Starfish Space is getting ready for the orbital debut of its flagship Otter spacecraft

All systems go for Starfish's Otter space vehicle, which is designed to inspect inoperable satellites up close for NASA's ...