Swift’s science mission ends after more than 20 years
NASA says the observatory made its final observation Oct. 20. Its public archive remains available as the spacecraft approaches expected re-entry.
Astronomy
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Webb Finds Dust and Water Near the Milky Way’s Central Black Hole
Webb’s MIRI spectrograph found oxygen-rich dust and water-related material around IRS 3, an aging star about 0.55 light-years in projection from Sagittarius A*.
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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope nears Aug. 30 launch target
Roman has reached SpaceX’s Kennedy Space Center hangar as NASA and SpaceX prepare for an Aug. 28 readiness review ahead of a planned Aug. 30 launch.
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NASA schedules Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launch for Aug. 30, 2026
NASA has scheduled the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to launch Aug. 30, 2026, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, moving the mission roughly nine months ahead of its previous target.
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Astronomers confirm a faint third planet in the Beta Pictoris system
Independent imaging and James Webb spectroscopy confirmed Beta Pictoris d, a faint young gas giant hidden in archival data for more than a decade.
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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope enters final countdown for Aug. 30 launch
NASA has completed fueling and solar-panel inspections on the Roman Space Telescope ahead of a targeted Aug. 30 Falcon Heavy launch from Florida.
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NASA’s Roman Telescope Moves Into Final Launch Preparations
NASA has fueled the Roman Space Telescope and is targeting an Aug. 30 Falcon Heavy launch as the observatory prepares to map the infrared universe.