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NASA Unveils Next-Gen Roman Telescope To Map Universe 1, 000 Times Faster Than Hubble
30+ min ago (263+ words) Apr 22, 2026 | Updated 05: 13 PM GMT+5: 30 NASA has unveiled its Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope today at the Goddard Space Flight Centre in Maryland, with the fully assembled observatory now set to launch as early as September. The next-generation telescope, named after…...
NASA's Artemis II returned from the moon just in time for Earth Day
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (649+ words) Earth Day in the Artemis era: Can NASA's moon missions spur a new environmental movement? Fresh takes on Apollo's famous "Earthrise" and "Blue Marble" images showed off our planet's beauty just weeks before Earth Day By Meghan Bartels edited by…...
NASA sets early September launch date for Roman Space Telescope
46+ min ago (687+ words) GREENBELT, Md. " NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now scheduled for launch in early September as agency officials hail its early completion despite ongoing budget uncertainty for its science programs. NASA announced at a media event at the Goddard Space…...
Jamie Mackay: The Country host on the Auckland-based wool company involved in the Artemis II mission - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
22+ hour, 2+ min ago (95+ words) i Heart Auckland-based company Lanaco had its Eco Static air filters on board the Artemis II mission, NASA's first crewed lunar flyby in 50 years. The filters were also on board an unmanned flight in 2022. They can be used during a…...
Wash U physics team helps NASA probe the enduring mysteries of dark matter
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (490+ words) Galaxies, including the one we call home, are within halos of dark matter. But what exactly dark matter is remains something of a mystery. A research team from Washington University is part of a NASA-led mission taking a step towards…...
Meet V2700 -- The World's First RPU-Powered Wi-Fi Router
19+ min ago (439+ words) One Router. No Mesh. No Dead Zones. -V2700 is the industry's first router to fix Wi-Fi at the signal level. NEW YORK, April 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Wav Kong today introduces the V2700, a new kind of Wi-Fi router built to solve one simple but…...
Collins Aerospace starts hybrid-electric powertrain testing - MM Media
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (83+ words) Collins Aerospace has begun initial testing of the electric motor drive systems for the European Union's Clean Aviation Switch project, which is a key step towards demonstrating the hybrid-electric technology on a full-scale Pratt & Whitney GTF engine. The project is…...
Blue Origin's New Glenn Grounded After Satellite Failure | Silicon
4+ hour, 14+ min ago (370+ words) New Glenn at liftoff during the NG-1 mission (January 16, 2025). Image credit Blue Origin Launches of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket have been halted while the company, along with regulators, carries out an investigation into a failed satellite launch over the…...
Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin rocket grounded after delivering satellite in wrong orbit
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (257+ words) On Sunday, April 19, Blue Origin launched its New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. On board was a communications satellite called Blue Bird 7, meant to join a network designed to deliver internet service directly to smartphones from space. The first…...
Vatican automates its telescope in Arizona for remote use
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (343+ words) Thanks to donations, the telescope is now operable remotely by students at Jesuit universities and has already been used by astronomers at the Vatican's observatory in Castel Gandolfo, Italy. A new automation system for the telescope at the Holy See's…...