NASA's Roman Observatory passes spate of key tests

NASA's nearly complete Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has made another set of critical strides toward launch. This fall, ...

3I/ATLAS: Observatory That First Spotted Exocomet Compares The 3 Interstellar Objects Ever To Enter Solar System

ALMA Detects Most Enriched Concentration Of Methanol And Hydrogen Cyanide Observed In Any Comet Ever See Also: Meanwhile, ...
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NASA Will Save a Falling Telescope With a Plane-Boosted Rocket in 2026

The mission will use a larger variant of the rocket known as Pegasus XL, and is on target to launch in June 2026. Katalyst ...
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NASA’s Roman will deliver the biggest asteroseismic haul yet

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is being built to map the universe on a scale no previous observatory has attempted, ...

A NASA Space Telescope Is Falling Out of the Sky. Can This Startup Save it?

In 2026, a first-of-its-kind spacecraft—launched on a rocket dropped out of a plane—will attempt to save NASA’s Swift ...
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NASA Recruits Mars Perseverance Rover to Monitor Sun’s Activity

NASA has drafted its Mars rover Perseverance to help monitor the sun’s activity. Every day for the next two months, the rover ...

NASA releases new photos of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

The object is the third interstellar visitor to our solar system ever confirmed. It will reach its closest point to Earth ...

NASA Threw Virtually Everything It’s Got at This Interstellar Visitor. Here’s What It Captured

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has spent the last several months on a tour of our solar system. NASA spacecraft and telescopes ...

NASA hires startup for rescue mission to save falling Swift Observatory by 2026

If the mission is successful, it will show NASA a vital new capacity in addition to prolonging the life of an extremely ...
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NASA pushes ahead with Earth System Observatory despite uncertain budgets

WASHINGTON — NASA is making progress on a multibillion-dollar series of Earth science missions amid uncertainty about their funding for the next year. In town hall sessions at the Fall Meeting of the ...
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NASA Responds to Independent Review of Earth System Observatory

NASA shared a response Wednesday on an independent review board established to assess plans and goals for the next generation of Earth-observing satellites: NASA’s Earth System Observatory, a cutting ...