NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope – the space agency’s newest orbital observatory – promises unprecedented wide-angle views of the cosmos, including distant galaxies, black holes and planets that may resemble those in our own solar system.

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is about to launch on an incredible adventure to help scientists explore the great mysteries of the universe. But who was Nancy Grace Roman?

Her work would eventually earn the nickname "Mother of Hubble" for making NASA's first major space-based telescope a reality. Roman, who passed away in 2018, said it didn't come easy for her. A NASA biography of Roman explains that despite overseeing the agency's astronomy programs,

Roman Space Telescope is expected to help explain dark matter while discovering thousands of planets beyond our solar system

The Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon earlier this year have received the nation's highest space honor

The four Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon earlier this year received the nation’s highest space honor Friday: the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

President Trump will present the Artemis II astronauts with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor during an Aug. 28 ceremony that will be streamed.

The astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission, who flew around the moon this past April, just received the United States' highest space honor.