'What a glorious dawn launch': Why the Roman Space Telescope's picture-perfect liftoff beyond Earth is such a big deal "We're just about to set foot off into the unknown." Space · Aug 30
Can NASA’s Pandora find water on alien worlds? The new mission is now watching NASA's Pandora satellite has begun observing distant exoplanets to study their atmospheres. This mission aims to separate planetary atmospheric signals from stellar activity. Pandora will repeatedly study at least twenty exoplanets over its operational year. It monitors stars in visible light and planets in near-infrared wavelengths. This work will improve… The Economic Times · Aug 26
Inside the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory Here's a rundown of all the major parts of NASA's Roman Space Telescope launching Aug. 30. Space · Aug 26
NASA's Roman Space Telescope will reveal the universe in a way the JWST and Hubble cannot "The images it captures will be so large there is not a screen in existence large enough to show them." Space · Aug 25
Microbes from Earth may survive on the moon, scientists find "Even a bootprint or a rover's tread may create a habitable area." Space · Aug 20
NASA just found a planet 'hiding' in TESS spacecraft data, all thanks to Einstein NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS has a new method for detecting worlds beyond the solar system, and it is thanks to Einstein. Space · Jul 6
NASA is paying $30 million for a 1st-of-its-kind rescue mission to the aging Swift telescope before it falls from space. Is it worth it? NASA's daring Swift Boost mission launches June 27 to save the nearly 22-year-old Swift observatory , which is being dragged out of space by Earth's atmosphere. Space · Jun 26
'No one thought it was going to be possible.' A space telescope is falling out of space. This is NASA's daring plan to save it. (video) NASA's Swift space observatory is falling out of orbit. Can a commercial company build a spacecraft in nine months to save it? Space · Jun 19
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. Space · May 28
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. Space · May 25
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. Space · Mar 31
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. LiveScience · Feb 9
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. LiveScience · Jan 18
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. The Conversation · Jan 11
Space · Jul 22, 2025 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.
Space · Jul 20, 2025 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.
Space · Apr 24, 2025 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.
Space · Mar 30, 2025 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.
Space · Feb 24, 2025 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.
Space · Feb 8, 2025 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.
Space · Jan 29, 2025 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.
Space · Jan 16, 2025 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.
Space · Nov 30, 2024 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.
Space · Nov 26, 2024 '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.
Space · Oct 9, 2024 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.