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NASA

Roman Space Telescope live updates: NASA begins spacecraft commissioning process

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is currently in the early stages of its mission following a successful launch on August 30, 2026. T…
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The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope unfurling its solar arrays in space during its early commissioning phase.
An artist's impression of the centaur 450P/LONEOS with a developing haze and tail.
450P/LONEOS

Scientists watch a comet being born 3 billion miles away

Astronomers have witnessed a significant discovery in our solar system. A centaur known as 450P/LONEOS is curr…
6h ago
A colorful composite image of Saturn showing the newly discovered 10-sided decagon pattern at the south pole.
NASA

NASA's Cassini spacecraft circled Saturn for 13 years and never saw a shape at the south pole, but when the planet's slow seasons tilted that pole back toward Earth, a giant ten-sided figure was waiting there — and it had not existed while the probe was watch

Saturn has kept a secret at its southern pole for years. NASA recently confirmed that a ten-sided atmospheric …
8h ago
Coastal marshland near Pecan Island in Vermilion Parish, where a new SpaceX launch facility is planned.
SPACEX

Inside Louisiana’s $100 billion SpaceX deal: NDAs, record tax breaks and a community left out

Vermilion Parish is officially the site of a new, massive $100 billion SpaceX launch facility. The project, kn…
10h ago
Blue Origin's Blue Ring spacecraft platform depicted in a digital rendering for the Mars Telecommunications Network.
BLUE ORIGIN

NASA awards $700 million Mars contract to Jeff Bezos

Blue Origin has secured a $700 million contract from NASA to construct a dedicat…
13h ago
Saturn south pole view from the Cassini spacecraft showing thermal heat mapping sensors.
CASSINI

10-sided wave spotted on Saturn’s south pole: What to know

Scientists have uncovered a major thermal anomaly at the south pole of Saturn th…
17h ago
David Weinberg stands at Kennedy Space Center with the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket and telescope on the launch pad.
NASA

NASA's Roman telescope 'could not have happened without Ohio State'

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is officially in orbit. On August 30, a Sp…
19h ago
A 10-sided geometric decagon feature circling the south pole of Saturn, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope.
SATURN

Something weird's going on at Saturn. Hubble has spotted a 10-sided geometric formation in the planet's clouds

Astronomers have spotted a strange 10-sided formation at Saturn's south pole. Fo…
21h ago
BepiColombo spacecraft wing with Mercury and its craters in the background.
BEPICOLOMBO

2 spacecraft will soon reach Mercury after 8 years in space. Here's what BepiColombo can do

Mercury remains the least-explored planet in our inner solar system, but that is…
23h ago
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base over the Pacific Ocean.
VANDENBERG

California rocket launches are booming. How you can shape what's next

The Trump administration has launched a plan to reach more than 1,000 rocket lau…
1d ago
A dense star field in the N44 nebula showing blue and grey gas clouds with a large central void of empty space.
HUBBLE

Hubble's superbubble scene

The Hubble Space Telescope has produced a new image of the nebula LHA 120-N44, l…
1d ago
Galileo spacecraft image showing asteroid 243 Ida and its small moon Dactyl against the black backdrop of space.
NASA

On this day in space! Aug. 28, 1993: Galileo spacecraft flies by asteroid Ida on the way to Jupiter only to find a tiny moon!

On August 28, 1993, NASA's Galileo spacecraft made a discovery that changed plan…
1d ago
Artist impression of a young star surrounded by a debris disk with rocky fragments and icy comets.
ASTRONOMY

Young sunlike system reveals comets may carry water toward forming planets

Astronomers have turned their eyes to a young star system located 160 light-year…
1d ago
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, leaving a bright trail in the morning sky.
SPACEX

SpaceX launches may be visible in Reno early Wednesday, early Sunday

SpaceX is preparing for two major rocket launches out of Vandenberg Space Force …
1d ago
A Blue Origin satellite platform module design in a clean room, representing the new Mars relay network technology.
BLUE ORIGIN

NASA awards Blue Origin contract for Mars telecommunications network; Huntsville plant to figure prominenetly

NASA recently awarded a contract to Blue Origin to build a communications networ…
1d ago
A black and white view of Saturn’s south pole featuring a dark 10-sided decagon shape within its atmosphere.
SATURN

Decagon on Saturn’s South Pole (Single Filter)

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a rare sight on Saturn. Scientists have …
1d ago
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket engines firing during the launch of NASA's Roman Space Telescope.
SPACEX

Falcon Heavy brings the heat photo of the day for Sept. 2, 2026

SpaceX continues to demonstrate the raw power of the Falcon Heavy rocket. During…
1d ago
Elon Musk arriving at a U.S. District Court in Oakland, California.
SPACEXAI

SpaceXAI planning data center on land bought from Southaven

SpaceXAI is expanding its footprint in the Mid-South with plans for a new data c…
1d ago
Aerial view of the construction site at the Port of New Orleans for the new SpaceX manufacturing facility.
SPACEX

SpaceX’s $100B Louisiana deal comes with $27.5B in tax incentives

SpaceX is planting a massive new manufacturing footprint in Louisiana, announcin…
2d ago
An artist rendition of a small, ion-propelled spacecraft coasting through deep space toward a distant star system.
FERMIEXPLORER

A newly formed nonprofit plans to launch the first spacecraft deliberately targeted at another star system by 2029 for under $15 million—knowing its 80,000-year journey will end in the distant outskirts of Alpha Centauri long after everyone involved is dead.

A new nonprofit is planning an interstellar mission with a unique catch: the spa…
2d ago
Illustration of a dark matter WIMP particle interacting with xenon atoms in the LUX-ZEPLIN detector underground.
LUX-ZEPLIN

Scientists may have detected the 1st direct evidence of dark matter

Scientists at the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment may have finally captured the first dire…
2d ago
Small satellite production line inside a clean room at a Boeing manufacturing facility in El Segundo, California.
SPACEFORCE

New study urges Space Force to build industrial surge capacity

A new study reveals a major gap in U.S. defense readiness. According to recent f…
2d ago
Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from a launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base during a night launch.
SPACEX

SpaceX to launch Starlink mission from West Coast

SpaceX successfully executed another Starlink mission early Wednesday morning, l…
2d ago
Astronauts Sophie Adenot and Jessica Meir training in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory for a space station mission.
NASA

Two astronauts step outside the International Space Station

Astronauts Jessica Meir and Sophie Adenot stepped outside the International Spac…
2d ago
The LUX-ZEPLIN detector vessel before its installation deep underground in a South Dakota gold mine.
LUX-ZEPLIN

Scientists make potential breakthrough in search for dark matter

Researchers at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota have re…
2d ago
Artist rendering of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope moving through space toward the L2 point.
NASA

Follow the Roman Space Telescope's journey with NASA's online tracker

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is currently in transit to its new home…
2d ago
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot performing a spacewalk outside the ISS.
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

Two astronauts replace ISS camera and docking aid on 6th-ever all-female spacewalk (video)

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot successfully complet…
2d ago
The LUX-ZEPLIN liquid xenon detector suspended inside a cleanroom at the Sanford Underground Research Facility.
SANFORD

Dark matter breakthrough may have happened in South Dakota lab

Scientists working in a former gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, are currently hu…
2d ago
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launching the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from Kennedy Space Center.
NASA

NASA's Roman Space Telescope is just one of a few missions named after real-life women

NASA recently launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a mission that sta…
2d ago
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches on a Falcon Heavy rocket silhouetted against a bright, large Sun.
NASA

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is officially in orbit. On August 30, 2026…
2d ago
An aerial view of the Louisiana coastline where SpaceX plans to build its new rocket launch facility.
SPACEX

SpaceX sweeteners: How did Louisiana lure Elon Musk’s rocket launch site to its coast?

Louisiana has finalized a $27.5 billion tax incentive package for SpaceX to buil…
3d ago
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir during training for an upcoming spacewalk mission.
NASA

Maine astronaut Jessica Meir set for 7th spacewalk

Caribou, Maine native Jessica Meir is headed back outside the International Spac…
3d ago
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launching from Kennedy Space Center carrying the Roman Space Telescope into the sky.
NASA

Roman Space Telescope, mail voting, retirement rankings

Florida saw a busy start to the month with major developments across science, po…
3d ago
NASA's Swift Observatory in orbit against the backdrop of Earth, as it prepares to collect final data points.
NASA

NASA’s Swift telescope is back, but time is running out

NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is active again, but the 21-year-old space…
3d ago
A detailed 3D gravitational model of Mars showing a heat-mapped cross-section of the planet's internal layers.
NASA

Mars's Interior is 400°C Hotter Under Southern Hemisphere

Scientists have uncovered a major temperature difference deep beneath the surfac…
3d ago
Astronaut Jessica Meir posing for a photo inside the International Space Station during her mission.
NASA

Maine astronaut Jessica Meir to embark on 7th spacewalk

Maine astronaut Jessica Meir will step outside the International Space Station t…
3d ago
A road sign marking the future corridor for I-49 at the intersection of the Evangeline Thruway in Lafayette.
SPACEX

Growth from SpaceX project may prompt state funding for I-49 Lafayette Connector

Lafayette Mayor-President Monique Boulet suggests that the major industrial grow…
3d ago
An artist rendition of multiple satellites orbiting the Earth to represent the IRIS2 communications constellation.
OHB

OHB wins contract to build IRIS² medium Earth orbit satellites

The European space sector reached a major milestone this week. German manufactur…
3d ago
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket silhouette transiting the sun during its launch from Kennedy Space Center.
SPACEX

'No guts, no glory': How I captured NASA's Roman Space Telescope cross the sun on a picture-perfect SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch

Capturing a rocket launch is rarely just about being in the right place. It is a…
3d ago
Cross-section of Mars showing a hotter, reddish interior in the southern hemisphere compared to the north.
MARS

Scientists discover massive 'thermal anomaly' beneath the surface of Mars

Scientists have uncovered a major thermal anomaly deep within the southern hemis…
3d ago
Four astronauts wearing black polo shirts posing with a mission plaque inside an ISS mockup module.
SPACEX

SpaceX, NASA delay next astronaut launch to ISS due to leak on Dragon spacecraft

NASA and SpaceX have officially delayed the upcoming Crew-13 mission to the Inte…
3d ago
Artist impression of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope separating from a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in space.
NASA

What's next for NASA's just-launched Roman Space Telescope?

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is officially in space. The observatory…
4d ago
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifting off from Kennedy Space Center to launch the Roman Space Telescope.
NASA

APOD: 2026 August 31 – Launch of the Roman Space Telescope

NASA successfully launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on August 30, 2…
4d ago
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope drifting in the blackness of space after separating from a rocket.
NASA

Roman telescope leaves its rocket behind photo of the day for Aug. 31, 2026

NASA captured a sharp image of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope as it began…
4d ago
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifting off from a launch pad to carry the Nancy Grace Roman telescope into deep space.
NASA

Trump gatecrashed a NASA press conference after SpaceX launched a $4.3 billion space telescope

President Donald Trump surprised staff at a NASA press conference this morning b…
4d ago
The Roman Space Telescope sits inside the fairing of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket before launch in Florida.
NASA

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope launches to reveal the Universe’s darkest secrets

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is officially on its way. The mission l…
4d ago
The Kepler space telescope orbiting in space with a vast field of stars in the background.
NASA

Kepler stared at the same 150,000 stars in Cygnus for four years without looking away, watching for the tiny dimming of a planet crossing in front of them, and the four years of staring turned up more than 2,600 confirmed worlds

In 2009, NASA launched the Kepler space telescope with a simple, singular goal: …
4d ago
Rifath Sharook holding the 64-gram KalamSat cube before its 2017 suborbital rocket launch.
ISRO

NASA had 86,000 satellite designs to choose from and picked one built for about $1,500 by a teenager in rural India — at 64 grams it was the lightest satellite ever sent to space, and its whole job was to prove that a 3D-printed satellite could survive the ride

In 2017, NASA launched a satellite smaller than a human hand. Designed by 18-yea…
4d ago
Group of NASA officials cutting a ribbon in front of a massive white satellite dish at the Goldstone complex.
NASA

Ribbon-Cutting Event for NASA Deep Space Network’s Deep Space Station 23

NASA just hit a milestone in space communication. On August 25, 2026, the agency…
4d ago
A massive white satellite dish antenna stands on a desert plain under a clear blue sky at the Goldstone complex.
NASA

NASA Deep Space Network’s New Goldstone Antenna Goes Online

NASA just brought a new antenna online at the Goldstone complex in California. T…
4d ago
Engineering team inspects the primary mirror of the Roman Space Telescope at Goddard Space Flight Center.
NASA

'What a glorious dawn launch': Why the Roman Space Telescope's picture-perfect liftoff beyond Earth is such a big deal

NASA is preparing for a significant milestone in astronomical observation with t…
4d ago
A Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft sit on a launch pad at Kennedy Space Center during preparations.
SPACEX

NASA, SpaceX Postpone ISS Mission Launch After Spacecraft Leak

NASA and SpaceX have officially postponed a scheduled mission to the Internation…
4d ago
Elon Musk stands in front of a Raptor engine during a SpaceX presentation about engine component production.
SPACEX

Musk Responds to The Information’s Report About SpaceX Setting Up a Turbine Blade Factory

Elon Musk has spoken out following a report that SpaceX is looking into building…
4d ago
Topographical map of Mars showing the thermal difference between the hot southern interior and the cooler north.
NASA

Scientists discover a massive heat anomaly deep inside Mars

Scientists have uncovered a major temperature imbalance deep inside Mars. New re…
5d ago
Aerial view of a proposed Starbase Louisiana site featuring multiple launch towers and a deep-water port on the coastline.
SPACEX

SpaceX targets thousands of annual launches at planned $100 billion Louisiana site

SpaceX is planting a massive flag in Louisiana. The company announced a 125,000-…
5d ago
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launching the Roman Space Telescope from Kennedy Space Center.
NASA

Nancy Grace Roman Telescope live updates: SpaceX Falcon Heavy deploys Roman Space Telescope after launch

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is officially in orbit. SpaceX launched th…
5d ago
Conceptual render of a new industrial facility under construction in rural Louisiana.
LOUISIANA

A $100 Billion Buildout In Louisiana Is Planned for Starship. What This Means for SPCX Stock.

A monumental project is taking shape in Louisiana, as state officials confirm pl…
5d ago
A computer simulation rendering of the Kuiper Belt showing icy debris and scattered objects orbiting the sun.
NASA

How many neighbours did planet Earth lose? We may have lost planet 9 and trillions of comets from our Solar System

Our solar system has not always been the quiet, stable neighborhood we see today…
5d ago
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry speaking at an official state event regarding industrial investment and job growth.
SPACEX

GOV JEFF LANDRY: SpaceX bets on Louisiana as America’s next frontier takes off in the South

Louisiana is officially entering the next era of American aerospace. SpaceX has …
5d ago
Artist rendering showing the robotic LINK spacecraft operating near the Swift observatory in Earth orbit.
NASA

NASA Announces Next Steps for Swift Rescue Mission

The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a long-serving asset in gamma-ray burst rese…
5d ago
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