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 ...

Hubble, Webb and Roman: the differences between NASA's telescopes

While NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is known for its sharp observations in ultraviolet, visible and near-infrared light, and ...

LST-1 and MAGIC telescopes shatter distance record for the very high-energy blazar OP 313

On Aug. 15, the CTAO LST Collaboration and the MAGIC Collaboration released findings from observations of OP 313, the most distant very-high-energy blazar ever recorded. The paper, published in ...
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Telescopes paint stunning view of galaxy cluster with black hole jets

Views of a massive galaxy cluster Abell 2256 have been captured by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, ESA’s XMM-Newton and three radio telescopes (LOFAR, the GMRT and the VLA). See a composite of all ...

The story behind NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Roman's efforts laid the groundwork for what became the Hubble Space Telescope, earning her the nickname "Mother of Hubble." ...

NASA's new space telescope could shed light on some of the universe's biggest mysteries

NASA launched a new telescope designed to give scientists a bigger-picture view of space and could unlock some of the ...

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches, with strong DMV ties

A new chapter in space exploration is underway.

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope lifts off on Falcon Heavy to explore cosmic mysteries

Early Aug. 30, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy launched NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Now scientists wait to begin solving ...

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches with goal to chart unseen views of the universe

What spacecraft has a former spy telescope mirror, 1.3 million names on board, weighs 18,000 pounds, and is the size of a ...

Adler Planetarium celebrates launch of Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

The Adler Planetarium celebrated the launch Sunday of NASA's $4.3 billion Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
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The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope begins its journey into deep space

NASA launched a telescope named after Nancy Grace Roman, the pioneering astronomer whose work helped make Hubble and generations of space telescopes possible.