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NASA's next-gen Roman Space Telescope is fully built. Could it launch earlier than expected?

The final integration of the telescope's major observatory components took place on Nov. 25 inside NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, where engineers brought together the ...

NASA completes Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope construction

NASA's next big eye on the cosmos is now fully assembled. On Nov. 25, technicians joined the inner and outer portions of the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Meet Four Women Astronauts From Across NASA’s History

She worked on preparations for the second, third, and fourth shuttle missions, and was a Cape Crusader at the Kennedy Space ...

NASA's closure plans for Goddard could be felt in Florida. Here's how

The Kennedy Space Center in Florida is among several organizations that collaborate with Goddard whose work could be impacted ...

Is NASA closing Goddard Space Flight Center? Here's what to know

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland is facing controversy over potential building closures. Here's what's been going on.

Scientists found tryptophan, the ‘sleepy’ amino acid, in an asteroid. Here’s what it means

An essential amino acid that is mistakenly believed to cause drowsiness after eating turkey has been found in an asteroid for the first time, giving scientists clues to the origin of life on Earth.
Phys.org

News on nasa-space-museum

Alan Shepard became the first American to fly in space on May 5, 1961. Although NASA engineers had put considerable planning into his mission, dubbed Freedom 7, noticeably missing from this extensive ...
AOL

Moving NASA Space Shuttle to Texas from DC Could Damage It, Experts Say

Even in retirement, the space shuttle Discovery exudes power, seen across a hangar crowded with planes and jets at its museum home in Chantilly, Va. Charred and worn from its record 39 missions to ...
The Baltimore Sun

Tourists make last stops as Smithsonian museums officially close in DC for shutdown

The sight of food trucks lining the National Mall is a common one. But where will they go next, now that the Smithsonian museums are closing as part of the government shutdown? “That’s a good question ...
Scientific American

The Strange Saga of the Great Texas Space Shuttle Heist

Even in retirement, the space shuttle Discovery exudes power, seen across a hangar crowded with planes and jets at its museum home in Chantilly, Va. Charred and worn from its record 39 missions to ...
Bloomberg L.P.

DC Tourists Frustrated by Museum Closures as Shutdown Persists

Daniel Claxton arrived in Washington over the weekend with his family to see all the highlights of the nation’s capital. But the government shutdown is putting a damper on the trip. Sunday marked the ...
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Teen shot near Air and Space Museum in DC

A teenager was shot near the Air and Space Museum in D.C. Shrapnel from Marines anniversary demonstration detonates over California interstate and hits squad car, highway patrol says Trump calls for ...