NASA Ames’ Contributions to Roman’s Mission
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a NASA observatory designed to settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics. NASA Set to launch on…
Surface Chemistry Shows Which Massive Stars Have Gained Mass from Binary Companions
Most stars, including massive ones, are in binary pairs. Astronomers think that about 70% of them have gained mass from their companions, but there’s been no way to determine which…
A Distant Stream of Stars May Offer New Clues to Dark Matter
Dark matter continues to challenge astronomers as they work to solve the mystery of this so-far-unseen material that permeates the Universe. It’s not that the stuff doesn’t exist. It does,…
NASA Ames Experts Available for Roman Space Telescope Interviews
NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley invites media to learn more about NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, scheduled to launch Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, from NASA’s Kennedy…
Starbase Louisiana: SpaceX announces enormous $100 billion Starbase launch site
A new spaceport will bring 10 launch pads to Louisiana’s Gulf Coast and support thousands of Starship launches per year. SpaceX and Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry announced Tuesday (Aug. 25)…
The bubbling surface of doomed supergiant star Betelgeuse has been revealed like never before
Betelgeuse may be a well-known and often-studied stellar object, but that doesn’t mean astronomers aren’t capable of capturing this doomed star in a completely new light. A team of scientists…
NASA’s Pandora Mission Begins Study of Exoplanets, Host Stars
5 min read NASA’s Pandora Mission Begins Study of Exoplanets, Host Stars Pandora, NASA’s newest exoplanet mission and the first satellite to launch through the agency’s Astrophysics Pioneers program, is…
Comet 220P McNaught Puts On An Encore Performance
It has been a busy month for astronomy. In the midst of an eclipse season bookended by the total solar eclipse on August 12th and the deep partial lunar eclipse…
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will reveal the universe in a way the JWST and Hubble cannot
Even if you aren’t the kind of person who often looks up the latest space images, it’s hard to navigate life (especially on the internet) without running into a few.…
Space Angel secures $1.75m WA Government backing to advance Western Australian spaceport plans
Space Angel has welcomed its selection by the Western Australian Government as the recipient of the $1.75 million Spaceport Establishment Support Grant, announced by Science and Innovation Minister Stephen Dawson.…