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Liftoff for NASA's trillion-pixel Roman Space Telescope!

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Liftoff for NASA's trillion-pixel Roman Space Telescope!
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Happy Monday, Space Fans, and what an update we have for your today. We'll start off with our top story, the successful launch of NASA's flagship Roman Space Telescope on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. See how it will map the universe a trillion pixels at a time above.

But there's a lot more (there always is). SpaceX's next Starship booster aced a major test for its next flight, there's something hot and strange inside Mars and what happens when the U.S. president calls in to a NASA press conference. We found it all out this weekend, so check it all out and more below!
 
Watch Roman soar!
 
Space Quiz! What is September's Full Moon Called?
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Trump calls in to NASA's Roman telescope press conference
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Even President Donald Trump had to weigh in on NASA's huge win with Sunday's Roman Space Telescope after the successful launch. But how he did it, well that was surprising. Especially because Trump's first administration tried to scrap Roman. Check it out.
 
What did Trump say?
 
Massive 'thermal anomaly' beneath Mars
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A new study into the interior of Mars has revealed new evidence that the Red Planet is a world of two very different halves. Here's what scientists found.
 
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Spaceflight
 
SpaceX Dragon leak delays NASA astronaut launch
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It wasn't all wins for SpaceX this weekend. The launch of its Crew-13 astronaut mission to the ISS for NASA has been delayed due to an oxidizer leak on the Dragon spacecraft.
 
SpaceX Dragon leak
 
SpaceX test-fires Starship Super Heavy for Flight 14
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SpaceX fired up all 33 engines of its Super Heavy booster to gear up for the next Starship test flight, which will mark the first time the vehicle goes orbital.
 
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Skywatching
 
September full moon of 2026 explained
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It's almost time! Here's your guide to September's full Harvest Moon, from peak times to skywatching highlights. Mark your calendars.
 
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Technology
 
This Week In Space: Get a Grip with tentacle satellites!
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On Episode 225 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Adam Kall of KMI to discuss their work on the ISS may provide answers for orbital debris mitigation. the answer? Tentacle satellites with gecko grip.
 
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Science & Astronomy
 
Roman Telescope scientists: 'What a glorious dawn launch'
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Scientists are over the moon after the success of the Roman Space Telescope launch. "We're just about to set foot off into the unknown." See why it matters here.
 
Why they're thrilled
 
Who was Nancy Grace Roman?
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The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched on an incredible adventure to help scientists explore the great mysteries of the universe. But who was Nancy Grace Roman, NASA's "Mother of Hubble"?
 
An astronomy legend
 
 
 
 
Today in Space
 
Space photo of the day | Roman telescope leaves its rocket
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NASA caught a breathtaking image of its next-generation Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope deploying into space shortly after launch atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy on Sunday. This may be our last close up look at NASA's newest flagship.
 
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On this day in 1965: NASA's Super Guppy takes 1st flight
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On August 31, 1965, NASA's Super Guppy cargo plane took its first test flight like a flying whale. Here's why it mattered for the space agency.
 
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Our expert tester rated the Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ telescope with an impressive review and it's now at one of its lowest prices this year in this limited-time deal. Here's how to save 17% right now!
 
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Editor's Note
 
Have a great Monday!
And that's a wrap on our first space update of the week!

As we close out August, we're looking ahead to a packed start of September with a NASA spacewalk on Tuesday, a new country joining NASA's Artemis Accords and a Rocket Lab launch. Be sure to come back this week to see how it all goes!

Keep looking up!

Tariq Malik
Editor-in-Chief, Space.com
 
 
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