Lower-cost space missions like NASA's ESCAPADE are starting to deliver exciting science, but at a risk

After a yearslong series of setbacks, NASA's Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, or ESCAPADE, mission has ...
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NASA completes assembly of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

NASA has completed assembly of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, preparing for final testing and launch by May 2027 to ...

What is going on with 3I/ATLAS? New NASA photo shows comet nearing Earth

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope caught a glimpse of 3I/ATLAS – again. Here's a look at the latest photo of the intriguing ...
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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has been built—all set to unlock new secrets of the universe

The final milestone in construction was reached on November 25, as technicians carefully joined the giant telescope's inner ...

NASA Tracking Plane-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth

The 84-foot-diameter space rock—dubbed "2025 XM"—is hurtling through the solar system at a zippy 9,753 miles per hour.
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NASA's next-gen Roman Space Telescope is fully built. Could it launch earlier than expected?

The final integration of the telescope's major observatory components took place on Nov. 25 inside NASA's Goddard Space ...
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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope is complete and may launch early

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has quietly crossed a threshold that turns a long‑planned mission into a near‑term ...

NASA Selects 2 Instruments for Artemis IV Lunar Surface Science

NASA has selected two science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of the Moon during the Artemis IV ...
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5 key takeaways from Jared Isaacman's 2nd NASA chief nomination hearing

Here are five key findings from the hearing showing some of the important things to Isaacman, and the committee, as the ...
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NASA extends agreement with CASIS for ISS national lab

NASA has extended an agreement with a nonprofit organization to manage the portion of the ISS designated as a national lab, ...
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NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim, Roscosmos Cosmonauts Return from International Space Station

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim returned to Earth on Tuesday alongside Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky ...

Lower-cost space missions like NASA’s ESCAPADE are starting to deliver exciting science – but at a price in risk and trade‑offs

In theory, leaner NASA oversight, greater use of off‑the‑shelf hardware and narrower science goals can cut costs while launching more missions and increasing the total science return. If ESCAPADE ...