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Our newest space telescope is on its way to revealing the universe's darkest secrets! How much do you know about @NASARoman? We've got the key facts: go.nasa.gov/4h1660M

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, atop a white Falcon Heavy rocket, lifts off from its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. A bright column of flame ignites below the rocket, against a blue sky with scattered clouds. Palm trees and other vegetation cover the bottom of the image. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

Roman is on her way, and the Golden Age of Discovery is just the beginning.

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Welcome to the Artemis Accords, Republic of Türkiye 🇹🇷 By signing the Artemis Accords, Türkiye has joined 70 other nations that have committed to the peaceful and prosperous exploration of space: nasa.gov/organizations/…

Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology, Mehmet Fatih Kacır, 3rd from left, signs the Artemis Accords for the Republic of Türkiye as NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, left, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Space and Environment Connor Tomlinson, and Turkish Space Agency President, Yusuf Kıraç, right, look on at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Did you miss @NASARoman lift off into space yesterday? Check out our recap of the launch — and what we're learning from Roman. Next, the telescope will spend the next few months flying to its new home 1 million miles from Earth.

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Come join us for another spacewalk! Tune in here on Sept. 1 at 7am ET (1100 UTC) to watch @Astro_Jessica and @Soph_astro step outside the @Space_Station. The two will install and replace various hardware on the orbiting lab.

A selfie taken by NASA astronaut Anil Menon during a spacewalk on the International Space Station. A view of the helmet of his spacesuit fills the photo. Credit: NASA/Anil MenonA selfie taken by NASA astronaut Anil Menon during a spacewalk on the International Space Station. A view of the helmet of his space suit fills the photo. Credit: NASA/Anil Menon

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