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Space Exploration
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (420+ words) A mighty space telescope is dying. Here’s why it mattered NASA’s formidable gamma-ray burst hunter is doomed to soon reenter Earth’s atmosphere, leaving a glaring gap in our view of the high-energy sky How many spaceports does the U.S....
Astronomers reveal a new type of celestial object that has been hiding in plain sight for decades
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (446+ words) These strange celestial objects have been hiding in plain sight for decades It’s unclear what these objects actually are, but evidence for them has been detected by NASA’s Chandra space telescope for years By Adam Kovac edited by Claire Cameron…...
Does the U.S. need more spaceports?
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (304+ words) How many spaceports does the U.S. need? A new executive order calls for more than 1,000 U.S. rocket launches per year by the end of the decade. Rethinking the nation’s spaceports will be key By Elizabeth Howell edited by Lee Billings Forget boot…...
After 8 years in space, the spacecraft BepiColombo is finally nearing Mercury
1+ week, 4+ day ago (239+ words) In a critical maneuver on Thursday, the mission successfully deployed its two science orbiters—beginning the final phases of its arrival at Mercury By Adam Kovac edited by Claire Cameron An artist’s impression shows the BepiColombo composite spacecraft’s Mercury Transfer…...
Scientists discover a mysterious wave shaped like a decagon in Saturn's atmosphere
1+ week, 5+ day ago (436+ words) The strange structure appears to have formed recently, but nobody can explain exactly why By Adam Kovac edited by Claire Cameron Scientists are baffled after discovering a weird decagon-shaped wave in the atmosphere of the planet Saturn. The ten-sided phenomenon…...
Where is the Roman Telescope going?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (337+ words) This quirky spot in space is where NASA’s Roman Telescope will call home The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope is headed toward a Lagrange point, a critical position in outer space where gravitational forces behave in specific ways By Mary Randolph…...
What’s next for NASA’s new Roman Space Telescope?
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (626+ words) After a flawless launch, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is on a mission to solve some of the universe’s biggest mysteries By Lee Billings edited by Claire Cameron NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is already exceeding expectations. Lofted…...
NASA’s newest space telescope is on a mission to solve the universe’s biggest mysteries
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (1175+ words) NASA launches Roman Space Telescope to uncover the universe’s biggest mysteries NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is on a mission to probe dark energy, hunt for distant worlds and transform our view of the universe By Rachel Feltman, Fonda…...
NASA’s Roman Telescope lifts off, starting a mission to explore the universe’s biggest mysteries
2+ week, 1+ day ago (434+ words) The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will probe dark matter and dark energy, discover exoplanets and study stars NASA’s newest telescope is officially on its way to deep space after more than a decade of development and high anticipation. The Nancy…...
These are the top 10 cosmic discoveries we expect from NASA’s Roman Space Telescope
2+ week, 3+ day ago (457+ words) Ten cosmic discoveries we’ll get from NASA’s Roman Space Telescope NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will open a whole new window on the cosmos. Here are 10 things it’s likely to show us By Joseph Howlett edited by Lee Billings After more…...