NASA’s next great observatory, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, is finally completed

A telescope with a triangular top wrapped in foil stands next to scaffolding, and people in clean white suits observe it under green light.

GREENBELT, Md. — On Tuesday (April 21) here at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, I saw scientists standing proudly around a metal device with towering orange solar panels and a gleaming silver pedestal. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is finally completed, shining brightly before my eyes in a sterile white clean room. Julie McEnery, … Read more

Great prospects for the Lyrid meteor shower – WTOP News

Great prospects for the Lyrid meteor shower - WTOP News

Observe the Lyrid meteor shower, which will reach its peak this week. The best viewing time is from midnight until dawn, when up to 20 shooting stars can be seen per hour. Lyrid meteors radiate from near the bright star Vega in the constellation Lyra. You don’t have to be specific to Vega or the … Read more