Roman Telescope
Roman Telescope Launches NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope blasted off August 30, 2026, on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center, starting its journey to L2. It will survey dark energy, exoplanets, and billions of galaxies with a field of view 100 times larger than Hubble’s.
Key fact
Key fact: $4.3 billion mission heading 1.5 million km from Earth.
Crew-13 Delayed
Crew-13 Delayed NASA and SpaceX postponed the Crew-13 astronaut launch to the ISS (was targeted for Sept. 12) after detecting an oxidizer leak in the Dragon spacecraft’s propulsion system during prelaunch checks. Teams are testing and repairing; no new date yet.
Key fact
Key fact: Four-person crew including NASA’s Jessica Watkins.
Early Galaxies
Early Galaxies Heavier James Webb Space Telescope data show some of the early universe’s biggest galaxies hide far more faint low-mass stars than thought, making them up to 3-4 times more massive. This challenges models of galaxy formation just after the Big Bang.
Key fact
Key fact: Analysis of nine mature early galaxies published mid-August 2026.
Tiangong Spacewalk
Tiangong Spacewalk Success China’s Shenzhou-23 crew completed a 5.5-hour spacewalk on August 28, repairing solar array wings and installing debris shields on the Tiangong station. Astronauts Zhu Yangzhu and Zhang Zhiyuan performed the EVA.
Key fact
Key fact: Second Chinese solar-wing maintenance EVA.
Weird Asteroid
Weird Asteroid Revealed New high-resolution images show main-belt asteroid (44) Nysa is likely a rare three-lobed “contact trinary” with two neck-like connections, plus a newly found tiny moon about 1 km across.
Key fact
Key fact: ~75 km diameter primary with moon orbiting at least 170 km away.
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