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NASA is hatching a 'fast-paced plan' to boost this space telescope. But first, they'll have to find it

NASA is working hard to predict where in Earth orbit its Swift space telescope will be this fall, so that a private spacecraft can meet up with the observatory and boost its altitude.

Scientists just found a supercharged supernova — powered up by a magnetic star corpse

Scientists just found a supercharged supernova — powered up by a magnetic star corpse

NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray spacecraft has observed a super-bright, supercharged supernova explosion powered up by the creation of a highly magnetic dead star, or magnetar.

This star-forming galaxy is blowing out powerful winds topping 2 million mph

This star-forming galaxy is blowing out powerful winds topping 2 million mph

NASA's XRISM X-ray spacecraft has clocked 2 million mph winds ripping out of a distant galaxy bursting with star formation.

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Impossibly powerful 'ghost particle' that slammed into Earth may have come from an exploding black hole — and it could upend both particle physics and cosmology

A supercharged neutrino that smashed into our planet in 2023 may have been spit out by an exploding primordial black hole with a "dark charge." If true, this theory could lead to a definitive catalog of all subatomic particles and unveil the elusive identity of dark matter.

NASA launches Pandora telescope, taking JWST's search for habitable worlds to a new level

The James Webb telescope's search for habitable exoplanets is getting a big boost from its new star-watching companion, Pandora.

NASA’s Pandora telescope will study stars in detail to learn about the exoplanets orbiting them

On Jan. 11, 2026, I watched anxiously at the tightly controlled Vandenberg Space Force Base in California as an awe-inspiring SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried NASA’s new exoplanet telescope, Pandora, into orbit.

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Makenzie Lystrup stepping down as director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Makenzie Lystrup will step down as head of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center on Aug. 1. She'll be the second NASA center director to depart in just a two-month span.

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NASA's Roman Space Telescope could discover 100,000 new cosmic explosions: 'We're definitely expecting the unexpected'

NASA's Roman Space Telescope could discover 100,000 new cosmic explosions: 'We're definitely expecting the unexpected'

Supernovas, kilonovas, gamma-ray bursts... oh my! The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will uncover 100,000 of these explosions and many more powerful and violent cosmic events.

Aging gracefully: The Hubble Telescope is in 'excellent technical condition' on its 35th birthday, its chief scientist says

Aging gracefully: The Hubble Telescope is in 'excellent technical condition' on its 35th birthday, its chief scientist says

By teaming up with the James Webb Space Telescope, or by scientists delving into its long history of observations, Hubble is cementing its legacy.

Earth's sea ice hits all-time low, NASA satellites reveal

Earth's sea ice hits all-time low, NASA satellites reveal

Sea ice impacts storms and coastal erosion — and NASA says Earth's total sea ice content has hit an all-time low.

NASA installs 'bulletproof' sunshade on powerful Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (photos)

NASA installs 'bulletproof' sunshade on powerful Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (photos)

Technicians have installed the sunshade on NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is scheduled to launch in Spring 2027.

Exploring Venus may require exotic tech like balloons and 'aerobots'

Exploring Venus may require exotic tech like balloons and 'aerobots'

Scientists are proposing ways to explore Venus in the next decade and beyond by way of a host of advanced technologies, from balloons to long-lived landers.

NASA finds key molecules for life in OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples. Here's what that means

NASA finds key molecules for life in OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples. Here's what that means

NASA OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return team has revealed exciting evidence of the precursors of life in the pieces of space rock Bennu.

NASA wants a 'Super-Hubble' space telescope to search for life on alien worlds

NASA wants a 'Super-Hubble' space telescope to search for life on alien worlds

The Habitable Worlds Observatory is a flagship NASA telescope that could answer the ultimate question.

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NASA's next-gen Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope gets its powerful eye (photos)

The optics for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope have been delivered, marking a big milestone in the assembly of the powerful next-generation observatory.

'Hidden black hole' devouring curious star exposed by new X-ray space telescope

In a "rite of passage," the JAXA/NASA X-ray telescope XRISM has mapped in detail Cygnus X-3, a curious binary system with a potential black hole feasting stellar winds blowing from a massive star.

James Webb Space Telescope watches a frozen, comet-like object shooting jets of gas

Jets of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide gas were seen coming from a centaur, but what drives them is a big mystery.

NASA's exoplanet hunter TESS spots a record-breaking 3-star system

Using NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft, TESS, astronomers and citizen scientists have discovered a record-breaking system of three tightly bound stars that could fit between the sun and Mercury.

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Private mission to save the Hubble Space Telescope raises concerns, NASA emails show

When a private space traveler said he wanted to take a SpaceX capsule on a mission to improve the aging Hubble telescope, NASA studied the options. Internal emails show concern about the risk.

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will hunt for tiny black holes left over from the Big Bang

Primordial black holes left over from the Big Bang and no wider than a dime could be a prime target for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope after it launches in 2026.

Fall into a black hole in mind-bending NASA animation (video)

Black hole week is on, and to celebrate NASA is taking us on a way to plunge past the event horizon of a supermassive black hole and on a time-bending trip around the same cosmic titan.

Supermassive black hole’s mysterious hiccups' likely caused by neighboring black hole's 'punches'

A black hole may be punching through the disk of gas and dust surrounding a supermassive black hole, causing its giant neighbor to "hiccup."

NASA launches its 1st official tabletop roleplaying game campaign (video)

NASA's "The Lost Universe" transports sci-fi fantasy gamers to the rogue exoplanet of Exlaris to find the Hubble Space Telescope.

NASA bounces laser off 'Oreo-sized' mirror on the moon for 1st time, paving the way for high-precision lunar landings

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter successfully bounced a laser off of a cookie-sized mirror on Inida's Vikram moon lander in an experiment that could greatly improve the precision of future moon landings.

NASA astronomers discover unexplained signal from outside our galaxy

NASA astronomers have discovered an unexplained signal coming from outside our galaxy. Scientists are investigating this unexpected feature.

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