The Roman Space Telescope is Ahead of Schedule, and the Hubble is Giving it a Jump Start
Reported by Universe Today
One of the core community surveys of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, the Galactic Bulge Time-Domain Survey, is expected to locate over a thousand exoplanets that orbit far away from their stars, beyond the orbital distance of Earth from the Sun...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Thu, 14 May 2026 17:28 +0000
NASA, Industry Prepare Cryogenic Fuel Technology Demo
Reported by NASA
NASA is collaborating with Eta Space of Rockledge, Florida, on an in‑orbit technology demonstration to advance a key capability for future deep space missions. The Liquid Oxygen Flight Demonstration, or LOXSAT, will test cryogenic fluid management techno...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 14 May 2026 16:32 +0000
Fresh Food Delivery for Space Station
Reported by NASA
NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway (bottom left), Jessica Meir (middle left), and Chris Williams (bottom right), and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot (top right) have some fun with food and microgravity in this April 19, 2026, photo. Northrop...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 14 May 2026 14:55 +0000
NASA's Perseverance Rover Is About To Finish A Marathon
Reported by Universe Today
Perseverance has travelled almost 26 miles, or 42 km. That's just shy of a marathon, which is 26.2 miles or 42.195 kilometers. Along the way, it's abraded and studied 62 rocks and collected 27 rock cores. And it's not done yet....
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Thu, 14 May 2026 14:20 +0000
The Psyche mission will fly by Mars tomorrow!
Reported by Space | EarthSky
The Psyche mission will fly by Mars on May 15, 2026. It's getting a boost and course trajectory adjustment as it speeds toward the asteroid Psyche.
The post The Psyche mission will fly by Mars tomorrow! first appeared on EarthSky....
- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Thu, 14 May 2026 11:19 +0000
The Universe's Biggest Black Holes Aren't Born, They're Built
Reported by Universe Today
When a massive star dies, it can leave behind a black hole. That much has been understood for decades. But the most monstrous black holes in the universe, the heavyweights detected by the faint ripples they send through the fabric of space and time aren't ...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Thu, 14 May 2026 11:04 +0000