NASA says the Roman Space Telescope’s propellant will support at least 22 years of science, doubling the agency’s original lifetime estimate.
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NASA lifted off the $4.3 b Roman Space Telescope on a Falcon Heavy, beginning a three‑month trek to Lagrange Point 2 to map billions of stars, probe dark energy and hunt thousands of new exoplanets.
Katalyst Space Technologies’ Link spacecraft approached NASA’s aging Swift Observatory within 15 km but ran out of fuel, ending a $30 million rescue attempt.
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy on Aug. 30 and is now undergoing commissioning, including a critical engine burn and coronagraph power‑on.
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot completed a six‑hour‑plus EVA, swapping a docking retroreflector and a high‑definition camera while handling a suit mobility issue.
NASA’s next‑generation Nancy Grace Roman telescope lifted off from Florida, promising panoramic surveys that could uncover up to 100,000 new exoplanets and deepen our understanding of dark energy.
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and ESA's Sophie Adenot will perform the sixth all‑female spacewalk from the ISS on Sept. 1, replacing a navigation retroreflector and conducting several maintenance tasks.
A near‑total lunar eclipse will darken the Moon for most of North and South America on Thursday, with peak coverage of 96.2% at 12:12 a.m. ET.
NASA has reactivated two of Swift's three science instruments after a months‑long low‑drag mode, even as the planned orbital boost by the LINK spacecraft was abandoned.
President Trump phoned a NASA briefing on Aug. 30 to commend the successful launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a mission he previously sought to cancel.