NASA Fuels Roman Space Telescope for Late August Launch

Technicians completed fueling NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, bringing it an important step closer to launch. On July 25,…

NASA’s Swift Sees ‘Wandering’ Mega Black Hole Shredding Star

NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory captured an “orphan” black hole lighting up as it devoured a star on the outskirts…

NASA’s Hubble Shows Star Formation in Andromeda Galaxy Winding Down

NASA’s Hubble finds that star formation in the Andromeda galaxy has undergone a 500-million-year decline.

NASA’s ESCAPADE Snaps Family Portrait of Earth, Moon

On July 3, one of NASA’s two Mars-destined ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecraft captured photos of…

Hubble Spies One-Sided Spiral

This Hubble image features spiral galaxy NGC 4654, located 72 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo (the Maiden).

NASA’s MAVEN Illuminates New Understanding of Auroras at Mars

NASA MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission scientists have uncovered a key puzzle piece in understanding certain types of…

Robotic Servicing Mission Launches with NASA Support

Following its liftoff from Cape Canaveral on July 21 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV)…

A Week of Smoky Skies Across North America

Brown carbon, emitted by wildland fires and tracked over the span of a week in July 2026, worsened air quality…

Telescope Milestone: Teams Check Out NASA Roman Solar Panels

The solar panels that will help power NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope completed prelaunch cleaning and inspections July 8 at…

Spacecraft Commissioning On Track for Mission to Boost NASA’s Swift

Teams continue to progress through in-orbit preparations for the robotic servicing spacecraft designed to boost NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory…

NASA Study of Pristine Meteorite Adds to Story of Ancient Asteroids

A meteorite recovered immediately upon its fall to Earth on July 16, 2024, is helping NASA scientists uncover new clues…

New NASA Study Says Possibly No Limit to Solar Storm Effects

For decades, scientists have thought that there is a ceiling to how intensely Earth responds to solar storms. However, a…

NASA to Host Media Briefing on Roman Telescope, Launching Next Month

Media are invited to join NASA for a virtual news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, July 29, to preview…

NASA Invites Media to Roman Space Telescope, Crew-13 Launches

Media accreditation now is open for the launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and the agency’s SpaceX Crew-13…

NASA to Preview Katalyst Mission to Boost Swift Spacecraft’s Orbit

NASA will host an audio-only media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, June 17, to preview the Katalyst Space mission…