New photos show off NASA's newly constructed Roman Space Telescope, which will soon help researchers unravel the mysteries of the cosmos. Experts have also revealed when the next-gen spacecraft is set to launch and begin collecting data.

Once given the digital boarding pass, people will have the option to be a virtual guest for the launch and can sign up for mission updates and other details. The estimated 10-day Artemis II test flight is expected to launch no later than April 2026, according to NASA.

Depending on the timing, NASA could launch a fresh crew to the space station while four other astronauts are flying around the moon.

The goal of the Artemis program is to eventually send Americans to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, with the longer term goal of achieving missions to Mars. The launch of Artemis II follows the original Artemis launch, which sent a crewless craft into space in 2022.

The crew member of concern is doing fine,” NASA said after their return early Thursday, the first time in the space station’s 25-year history that a crew returned home early because of a medical concern.

Four crew members of the International Space Station (ISS) are preparing for a medical evacuation on Wednesday after one of the astronauts suffered an undisclosed health issue. Nasa ’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission will return to Earth aboard a Dragon capsule at 5.05pm EST (10:05pm in the UK), several weeks ahead of schedule.

Four people from NASA's Crew-11 mission splashed down off San Diego, successfully completing five months aboard the International Space Station. The trip was cut short due to a medical issue.

Envision, which began construction in 2025, will map the atmosphere and geology of Earth's closest neighbor, the fiery Venus. The spacecraft will rely on a NASA-made instrument called VenSar — a novel synthetic aperture radar — to map the planet's surface in three dimensions and with a resolution of up to 3 feet (10 meters).