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Past, current, and upcoming missions.

ESA/CAS Smile mission lifts off on a Vega-C rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on 19 May 2026.

ESA/CAS Smile Mission: Mapping Earth's Magnetosphere and Auroras

The ESA/CAS Smile mission, launching on 19 May 2026, will use advanced imaging to study Earth's magnetosphere and auroras, enhancing our und...

May 28, 2026 3 min read

A massive galaxy cluster with thousands of galaxies visible against the deep-space background, the kind of wide-field cosmology target Roman is built to survey.

The Roman Space Telescope: NASA's Next Flagship Survey Mission

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope shares the same 2.4-meter mirror as Hubble - but with a field of view roughly 100 times larger. Here's...

May 07, 2026 6 min read

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