Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now in space

NASA’s next-generation telescope is now on a months-long voyage to an orbit millions of miles from Earth. Mark Strassman reports.

• Aug 31
• 2:17

NASA launches its Roman Space Telescope to explore the hidden universe

NASA's Roman Space Telescope​ launched shortly after daybreak from Kennedy Space Center and blazed toward an observation point 1 million miles away.

• Aug 30

Adler Planetarium celebrates launch of Roman Telescope

The Adler Planetarium celebrated the launch Sunday of NASA's $4.3 billion Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

• Aug 30
• 1:33

NASA launching new space telescope this weekend

This weekend, NASA will launch its newest space telescope, and it’s a powerhouse with a camera capable of imaging more than a billion galaxies.

• Aug 27
• 3:11

2 Adler Planetarium staff invited to watch Roman Space Telescope launch

The Roman telescope is named after NASA's first chief astronomer. It is equipped with a 300-megapixel infrared camera, with a field of view 100 times larger than Hubble's.

• Aug 24

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope set to launch this week

The telescope will help astronomers explore mysterious dark matter and dark energy. Adler Planetarium's Geza Gyuk, senior director of astronomy, and Hunter Miller, public observing educator, were invited by NASA to witness the launch.

• Aug 24
• 2:16

Stunning photos show total solar eclipse over Europe

The only total solar eclipse of 2026 crossed the Northern Hemisphere Wednesday, with a path of totality across parts of Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain. See photos and video from the best viewing locations.

• Aug 12

NASA launches rescue mission to save telescope from falling back to Earth

NASA says its Swift Observatory telescope is falling back to Earth faster than expected, due to recent solar activity.

• Jun 30
• 0:32

NASA names 4 astronauts for next Artemis mission

NASA's Artemis III astronauts plan to carry out rendezvous and docking procedures with commercial moon landers being built by SpaceX and Blue Origin.

• Jun 9

NASA introduces Artemis III crew for next phase of moon program

NASA introduced the four astronauts of Artemis III, who will now begin a year or more of training for the next Artemis moon program mission.

• Jun 9
• 1:50

NASA announces Moon Base plan

NASA has its eye on the Moon, and plans to create a base occupying hundreds of square miles there.

• May 27
• 0:58

UFO files reveal astronauts saw mysterious objects and lights in 1972

NASA's Apollo 17 crew reported seeing three mysterious dots and sparks that resembled fireworks, according to new files released by the Pentagon.

• May 8

Small device from Downers Grove manufacturer played big role in Artemis II mission

When Artemis II​ took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida earlier this month, it was a massive undertaking that wouldn't have been possible without a teeny-tiny part.

• Apr 29

As Artemis astronauts return home, NASA has next mission and flight in sights

With NASA’s lunar comeback a galactic-sized smash thanks to Artemis II, the world is wondering: What’s next? And how do you top that? Now that the first lunar travelers in more than a half-century are safely back in Houston with their families, NASA has Artemis III in its sights.

• Apr 13
• 1:08

Artemis II astronauts welcomed home to Houston after historic moonshot

The Artemis II astronauts flew back to the Johnson Space Center in Houston Saturday to cheers and applause from family members and hundreds of NASA workers.

• Apr 11

Artemis II crew splashes down to end historic moon mission

NASA's Artemis II astronauts returned to Earth with a splashdown landing in the Pacific Ocean after making a high-speed reentry through the atmosphere.

• Apr 10

Artemis II prepares for splashdown after historic moon mission

Apollo II will make splashdown just after 7 p.m. Central Time Friday, after completing a historic and inspiring mission to the moon.

• Apr 10
• 2:52

As Artemis II heads back to Earth, crew stakes their lives on the heat shield

Despite problems during the unpiloted Artemis I reentry, the Artemis II crew is confident their heat shield will protect them during a fiery descent to Earth.

• Apr 10

NASA shows some of the meals Artemis II crew eats while in space

While the mission is out of this world, the food? Not exactly.

• Apr 8
• 0:38

Adler Planetarium enthused about photos from Artemis II’s flyby of the moon

At the Adler, the moon is always in sight, but it's never felt closer than it does right now.

• Apr 7
• 2:06

Astronauts on Artemis II get rare view of Moon's far side

NASA released photos after the Artemis II crew did a flyby earlier Tuesday morning.

• Apr 7
• 2:49

Artemis II crew loops around far side of the moon

The four-person crew aboard Artemis II documented parts of the moon never before seen by the human eye ... Surpassing the Apollo 13 distance record of 248,000 miles from Earth.

• Apr 6
• 1:56

Artemis II crew breaks Apollo 13 distance record, begins moon flyby

Artemis II astronauts made history Monday as they passed the Apollo 13 distance record of 248,655 miles from Earth, which was set in 1970. Now they are doing their lunar flyby.

• Apr 6
• 1:28

Late Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell recorded wake-up message for Artemis II

Artemis II astronauts got a special wake-up message from legendary astronaut Jim Lovell, the late commander for the Apollo 13 mission, which he recorded before he died at age 97 last year.

• Apr 6

Artemis II crew take new photo of far side of the moon

The crew of NASA's Artemis II mission captured a new image of the far side of the moon, which the agency released Sunday.

• Apr 6

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