NASA’s newest telescope is officially on its way to deep space after more than a decade of development and high anticipation. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:26 A.

NASA’s newest crown jewel blasted off Sunday to hunt for planets around other stars, explore secret dark energy and survey the cosmos like never before. SpaceX launched the $4.3 billion Roman Space Telescope shortly after daybreak aboard a triple-the-fire-power Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center.

The tour-bus-sized telescope aims to unravel cosmic mysteries and identify more than 100,000 planets beyond our solar system.

NASA’s $4.3 billion telescope is poised to launch to space on Sunday, marking the beginning of a five- to 10-year mission designed to observe the universe’s most exotic phenomena.

The Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon earlier this year have received the nation's highest space honor

President Donald Trump on Friday bestowed the Congressional Space Medal of Honor on the Artemis II crew, marking their historic achievement during a ceremony at Johnson Space Center in Houston. The crew -- NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman,

President Trump will present the Artemis II astronauts with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor during an Aug. 28 ceremony that will be streamed.

President Donald Trump honors the Artemis II crew at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, presenting the four astronauts with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor after their historic journey around the moon.