Sam's News — space — 2026-08-31¶
Space¶
8.5 NASA's Roman Space Telescope launches on million-mile journey to study dark matter and dark energy¶
NASA launched the Roman Space Telescope, a powerful observatory repurposed from a defense satellite for astronomical research.
Sources: Science Daily RSS, ScienceDaily RSS, Qazinform RSS, The Jerusalem Post RSS, Aviation Week RSS Update to: NASA prepares to launch Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
8 NASA's newest space telescope launches to explore hidden universe from deep space orbit¶
NASA's newest space observatory launched on a mission to explore the hidden universe from its destination deep in space.
Sources: JHNewsAndGuide.com RSS, facebook.com RSS Update to: NASA launches new space telescope on mission to explore the infrared universe
7.5 NASA's Newest Space Telescope Launched to Study Universe's Greatest Mysteries¶
NASA has deployed its newest space telescope to investigate fundamental questions about the universe.
Sources: Scientific American RSS
7.5 NASA Launches Nancy Roman Space Telescope for Infrared Universe Exploration¶
NASA launches the Nancy Roman Space Telescope, which will observe the universe using infrared technology from 1.5 million kilometers away.
Sources: Noticias Ambientales RSS, Moomoo RSS
7.5 Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches on Falcon Heavy¶
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches aboard SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket.
Sources: space & defense RSS Update to: NASA's Roman Space Telescope Launches Aboard SpaceX Falcon Heavy on August 30
7.5 NASA's Roman Space Telescope Enables Dark Energy and Universe Discovery¶
NASA's Roman Space Telescope is equipped to explore dark energy and observe previously hidden regions of the universe.
Sources: cbsnews.com RSS, qazinform.com RSS, scientificamerican.com RSS, TribLIVE.com RSS, The Hill RSS
7 NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Begins Journey to Science Mission¶
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has launched and is proceeding through deployment phases before beginning its astrophysics observations.
Sources: Space.com RSS, Space RSS Update to: NASA Launches Nancy Roman Space Telescope for Infrared Universe Exploration
7 SpaceX Crew-13 launch delayed due to Dragon spacecraft oxidizer leak¶
SpaceX and NASA postponed the Crew-13 astronaut launch to the ISS, originally scheduled for September 12, due to an oxidizer leak discovered on the Dragon spacecraft.
Sources: Space.com RSS
6.5 NASA Flagship Telescope Begins Million-Mile Space Journey¶
NASA's flagship space telescope has commenced its trajectory toward its million-mile deployment destination.
Sources: autoevolution RSS
6.5 1984 NASA Astronaut's Untethered Spacewalk Captured on Footage¶
Newly surfaced footage from 1984 shows a NASA astronaut conducting an untethered spacewalk mission.
Sources: ZME Science RSS