SpaceX will launch NASA's Nancy Grace Roman telescope Sunday atop a rarely seen Falcon Heavy rocket. Here's what to know about this mission.

NASA launches the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The next-generation telescope is designed to map the universe and search for exoplanets.

NASA's Roman Space Telescope​ launched shortly after daybreak from Kennedy Space Center and blazed toward an observation point 1 million miles away.

During its five-year primary mission, Roman is expected to observe billions of stars and galaxies, 100,000 exoplanets, and more.

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

The four Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon earlier this year received the nation’s highest space honor Friday: the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

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

The astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission, who flew around the moon this past April, just received the United States' highest space honor.