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Nasa has tasked Katalyst Space's LINK spacecraft with raising the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory into a higher orbit before it falls back towards Earth. The mission is expected to extend Swift's scientific life while testing on-orbit servicing for future space operations.

The journey is almost over for NASA's next major space observatory, though its most important work has yet to begin. After years of design, assembly and testing, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has arrived at the agency's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, where teams will spend the coming weeks preparing the spacecraft for launch.

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has reached Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where it has begun final preparations for launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The observatory arrived on NASA's Pegasus barge on June 21, 2026, after travelling in a protective, environmentally controlled container from Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland.

Nasa has shared a video of astronauts using the official Fifa World Cup ball aboard the International Space Station. The microgravity experiment helped researchers study how embedded sensors and uneven mass affect flight and stability.

A Nasa satellite has tracked unusually high sea levels across the equatorial Pacific as a powerful El Nino gathers strength. The readings point to a deep store of heat moving eastward, raising the risk of major weather disruption worldwide.

NASA used the 2026 FIFA World Cup's official match ball, Trionda, aboard the ISS to study weight distribution and how embedded technology influences its movement.

Nasa's new four-wheel rover Ernest has raced across a California desert at more than 10 times the speed of the Perseverance rover on Mars. The trial is preparing the robot to drive itself across the Moon's dark, sloping polar regions.

The official match ball for the 2026 FIFA World Cup has made an unlikely stop before the tournament- outer space.

Nasa is facing backlash over its decision to select an all-male crew for the Artemis III, a mission named after the Greek goddess Artemis and part of the programme that aims to return humans to the Moon.

After more than 20 years of groundbreaking discoveries, Nasa's Swift space observatory is losing altitude and heading towards Earth. A bold rescue mission could give the telescope a new lease on life.