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Follow NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope as it begins its mission to explore the universe.

By Leonard David Published
The first-ever private mission to Venus is still groundbound due to delays with its launch vehicle, Rocket Lab's Neutron. But team members remain bullish on the groundbreaking mission.

By Mike Wall Published
NASA has picked Blue Origin to build its next Mars telecommunications orbiter, awarding a $700 million contract to Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company.

By Mike Wall Published
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and France's Sophie Adenot will conduct the sixth all-female spacewalk outside the International Space Station today (Sept. 1), and you can watch it live.

By Mike Wall Published
The launch of SpaceX's Crew-13 mission to the ISS, previously scheduled for Sept. 12, has been delayed due to an oxidizer leak on the Dragon spacecraft. A new target has not yet been announced.

By Josh Dinner Published
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is poised to lift off with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Aug. 30. This observatory is on a mission to usher in a new wave of astronomical discovery.

By Chelsea Gohd Published
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is about to launch on an incredible adventure to help scientists explore the great mysteries of the universe. But who was Nancy Grace Roman?

By Mike Wall Last updated
The astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission, who flew around the moon this past April, just received the United States' highest space honor.

By Mike Wall Published
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim is leaving the space agency to continue his military career. Kim, who's also a medical doctor, completed one spaceflight during his NASA career.

By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
Astronauts Anil Menon and Sophie Adenot completed a 6.5-hour spacewalk on Tuesday, (Aug. 25), installing a replacement Space-to-Ground antenna on the outside of the International Space Station.
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