NASA adds Relativity Space’s Terran R to launch-services roster
NASA added Relativity Space’s Terran R to its NLS II contract pool, making the rocket eligible to compete for future federal missions but not awarding a launch.
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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 Begins Installing Engines for Artemis III’s 2027 Mission
NASA has begun installing Artemis III’s four RS-25 engines as rocket assembly and crew training advance, while lander and safety work remains.
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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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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 CAPSTONE 02 Will Test Moon-Orbit Navigation
NASA plans to launch two spacecraft in 2027 to test navigation, rendezvous and communications near the Moon for future Artemis and deep-space missions.
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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.