NASA’s Roman Telescope Leaves Earth to Chart the Stars

Astronomers will use data collected by Roman’s wide, deep gaze to study the dark universe and hunt for new worlds.

'A glorious dawn launch': NASA's newest space telescope has left the Earth

The tour-bus-sized telescope aims to unravel cosmic mysteries and identify more than 100,000 planets beyond our solar system.
Discover Magazine

NASA's Roman Telescope Just Launched — What It Will Do On Its Journey From Earth, and Five Years Later

Now that the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has finally launched, learn what will happen in the days, weeks, and months ...

NASA’s giant space ‘starshade’ could help ground telescopes photograph another Earth

NASA researchers are developing a hybrid observatory that would pair a giant telescope on Earth with a 99-meter starshade ...

After failure of private rescue mission, NASA's Swift space telescope will crash back to Earth. But when and where?

A private spacecraft failed to rescue NASA's Swift space telescope, meaning the big observatory will come crashing back to ...
Science Daily

Earth may have lost the Sun’s protective shield millions of years ago

NASA-funded studies suggest Earth’s climate has been influenced by both the Sun’s travels through dense regions of the Milky ...

NASA-led study shows Earth microbes could survive on moon

New research led by NASA scientists looking at five forms of fungi and bacteria indicates that some could survive for a time ...

NASA’s Swift telescope is running out of time as critical October deadline approaches

According to NASA and Katalyst, LINK will not proceed with the original mission due to recent setbacks and has shifted to ...
Space on MSN

NASA VIPER moon rover prototype rolls down ramp in tests on Earth

Watch a prototype of NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, (VIPER) roll down a ramp to simulate its ...
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NASA captures powerful M6.9 solar flare from Earth-facing sunspot

NASA captured a powerful M6.9 solar flare erupting from an Earth-facing sunspot. An M6.9 flare is a strong eruption, far more ...

NASA's Roman telescope is in space. But don't expect photos until 2027

Here's what to know about the launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, as well as what's next for NASA's latest ...
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NASA study suggests Earth microbes could survive inside the Moon’s deep shadows

Researchers have found that some Earth microbes may be able to withstand conditions inside the Moon’s darkest regions.