NASA reveals its Roman Space Telescope today

NASA reveals its Roman Space Telescope today | Comet quiz! | NASA's Curiosity rover finds building blocks of life on Mars Created for ceo.studentlike.spuniv@blogger.com | Web Version   April 21, 2026 FOLLOW US FOLLOW US   Taking you out of this world, every day SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad NASA reveals its Roman Space Telescope today It's a big day for NASA, as the agency is set to unveil the completed Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in a live event at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. The $4 billion Roman Space Telescope will offer a field of view 100 times larger than Hubble's, enabling astronomers a look at some of the most large-scale structures in the universe. It will also hunt for dark matter and dark energy, and search the Milky Way galaxy for unseen exoplanets. Tune in to Space.com this afternoon (April 21) at at 4 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT) to watch the event live and get a glimpse at NASA's next-generation space telescope.  Roman reveal Comet quiz! The Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight. This shower is created by crumbs of which comet? Read the answer here. Comet Hale-Bopp Comet Thatcher Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Comet McNaught   Trending NASA's Curiosity rover finds building blocks of life on Mars NASA's Curiosity rover has found a diverse mix of organic molecules on Mars, including chemicals considered building blocks for the origin of life on Earth. Curiosity finds organics Spaceflight NASA shuts down Voyager 1 instrument to keep probe online NASA engineers have shut down another instrument on Voyager 1 to preserve the power of the most distant spacecraft ever sent into space. Voyager perseveres NASA rolls out Artemis 3 rocket core stage for 2027 launch NASA rolled the Artemis 3 core stage out from the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Monday (April 20). The next stop is the launch site: Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Read More Skywatching Don't miss the Lyrid meteor shower 2026 peak tonight!  The Lyrid meteor shower peaks in the early hours of April 22, offering up a possible feast of impressive shooting stars and the occasional fireball. Read More Science & Astronomy Scientists found a 'bathtub ring' on Mars A huge geological structure on Mars resembling a bathtub ring may be evidence of an ocean that once covered a third of the Red Planet. Could it be evidence of an ancient Red Planet ocean? Read More Astronauts face grip strength challenge in space and on Earth It turns out that living in space can have a lasting impact on how your brain works, researchers have found. Read More Today in Space Astronauts photograph Lyrid meteor shower from ISS NASA's Jessica Meir spotted the Lyrids from aboard the space station. Read More Editor's Note There's never a dull day in the space world From the investigation into the upper stage failure on Blue Origin's third New Glenn rocket over the weekend to the ongoing discussions about NASA's Artemis moon program hardware, we've got plenty to dig into. Be sure to keep your eyes to the skies tonight to catch some Lyrid meteors, but if you miss them, we'll be sure and round up the best photos we find. And stay on the lookout for our coverage of the exciting reveal of NASA's Roman Space Telescope this evening. We'll be sure to bring you all that and more this week. Ad astra, Brett Tingley Managing Editor, Space.com Stay up-to-date on all things space science, news, and entertainment by subscribing to our newsletters. Sign Up   Follow SPACE Contact Us: Feedback | Advertise Sign Up | Update Profile | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Cookies Policy | Terms and Conditions When you purchase through links in our content, we may earn an affiliate commission.   Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036