WorldPingThe Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida Sunday morning (Aug. 30). The state-of-the-art spacecraft will help astronomers study exoplanets, distant galaxies, dark matter and much more.
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WorldPingNASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is about to launch, but the observatory almost had a very different fate. President Trump's leaked budget proposal last year marked it for cancellation.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Space.com
WorldPingA private spacecraft failed to rescue NASA's Swift space telescope, meaning the big observatory will come crashing back to Earth in the near future. But details are sparse at the moment.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Space.com
WorldPingSpaceX has loaded Flight 13's Starship upper stage onto a ship in the Indian Ocean, more than a month after the vehicle splashed down. It is now headed home to Texas.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Space.com
WorldPingOn Aug. 27, 1962, NASA launched Mariner 2, the world's first spacecraft to successfully visit another planet: Venus.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Space.com
WorldPingTable tennis professionals are true masters at redirecting fast-moving projectiles.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Phys.org
WorldPingA trio of NASA space telescopes teamed up to capture a gorgeous new look at the glowing spiral galaxy NGC 4258 and its two anomalous extra arms.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Space.com
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