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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched and instrumented

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Latest: NASA’s Roman telescope completes successful coronagraph tests

NASA successfully launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on August 30, 2026, via a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The observatory is currently transiting to the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point (L2) to investigate da

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NASA Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission

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Latest: NASA Roman Space Telescope projected to operate for 22 years

NASA has launched the $4 billion Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope into orbit via a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Center. The infrared observatory is traveling to the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 2 to inv

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Discovery and study of McGetchin lunar crater

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Latest: McGetchin Crater: Massive new lunar impact discovered by NASA

NASA scientists identified a massive new lunar crater, named the McGetchin crater, through data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). The impact, caused by an asteroid or comet fragment roughly the size of a three

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Microbial survival risks in lunar exploration

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Latest: NASA study finds Earth microbes could survive on Moon's south pole

Research indicates that Earth-based microorganisms could potentially survive in the extreme cold of the Moon’s South Pole. NASA simulations suggest that microbes such as Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Deinococ

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