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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Primary Mirror Gets Last Look

4 Min Read NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Primary Mirror Gets Last Look This photo peers down the barrel of the Roman telescope with its visor-like sunshade deployed. Credits: NASA/Sydney Rohde Engineers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, have completed their final inspection of a key element for the agency’s Nancy Grace [...]

By |2026-05-29T12:33:00-04:00May 29th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Hubble Captures M88 on Journey to Center of Virgo Cluster

Explore Hubble Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact & Benefits Science Impacts Cultural Impact Technology Benefits Impact on Human Spaceflight Astro Community Impacts Science Hubble Science Science Themes Science Highlights [...]

By |2026-05-29T07:29:00-04:00May 29th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA’s X-59 Prepares for First Supersonic Flight  

6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft flies over Rogers Dry Lake near NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. NASA continues expanding the aircraft’s flight envelope through a series of lower-altitude and slower-speed flights ahead of upcoming flight [...]

By |2026-05-28T18:29:00-04:00May 28th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

I Am Artemis: Daniel Stubbs

4 Min Read I Am Artemis: Daniel Stubbs Listen to this audio excerpt from Daniel Stubbs, NASA aerospace engineer: 0:00 / 0:00 Your browser does not support the audio element. If you’ve driven through a cloud of dust and dirt that temporarily obscured your view, you’ve gotten a partial picture of a potential problem [...]

By |2026-05-28T17:58:00-04:00May 28th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

New Landsat Science Team Holds First In-Person Meeting

Landsat Navigation Landsat Home Missions Landsat 10 Landsat 9 Landsat 8 Landsat 7 Landsat 6 Landsat 5 Landsat 4 Landsat 3 Landsat 2 Landsat 1 News Latest News People of Landsat Q&As Newsletter Publications Data Overview Cal/Val Open Data Benefits Overview Agriculture & Food Security Disaster Management Ecosystems & Biodiversity Energy Resources Forest Management [...]

By |2026-05-28T17:03:00-04:00May 28th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NGC 1514: The Crystal Ball Nebula

Photo of the Day What do you see in this crystal ball? The featured image shows NGC 1514, known as the Crystal Ball Nebula, observed by the Gemini North telescope on Maunakea, in Hawai'i. NGC 1514 is 1,500 light-years away and was discovered by William Herschel in 1790. This planetary nebula is formed when [...]

By |2026-05-28T16:44:27-04:00May 28th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Physics, Eye Checks, and Workout Maintenance Fill Day After Spacewalk

Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov works outside the International Space Station in his Orlan spacesuit with red stripes on May 27, 2026. During the six-hour and five-minute spacewalk, Kud‑Sverchkov, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergei Mikaev (out of frame), installed a solar radiation experiment and removed physics and microbiology research hardware from the orbital outpost.NASA Space physics, [...]

By |2026-05-28T16:22:00-04:00May 28th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4900-4907: Pasadena, We Have a Drill Sample!

Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover MAVEN Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars Missions Mars Home 3 min [...]

By |2026-05-28T15:37:00-04:00May 28th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA Uses Mineralogical Marker to Understand Ancient Martian Climate

5 Min Read NASA Uses Mineralogical Marker to Understand Ancient Martian Climate This composite image looking toward the higher regions of Mount Sharp was taken on September 9, 2015, by NASA’s Curiosity rover. In the foreground — about 2 miles (3 kilometers) from the rover — is a long ridge teeming with hematite, an [...]

By |2026-05-28T14:22:00-04:00May 28th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Poster

NASA/Jenny Mottar Downloads Print high resolution PDF May 28, 2026 PDF (144.47 MB) Print high resolution image May 28, 2026 PNG (45.60 MB) Smaller image for web view May 28, 2026 PNG (3.75 MB)

By |2026-05-28T13:26:00-04:00May 28th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |
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