Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches: What NASA's New Telescope Will Discover There are moments in space exploration when a launch feels like more than just another rocket leaving Earth. Today is one of them. NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has successfully launched , beginning a mission designed to investigate some of the biggest unanswered questions in modern astronomy. The observatory lifted off at 7:26 a.m. EDT on August 30, 2026 , aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Now the telescope is beginning a roughly three-month journey toward its final operating location, about one million miles (1.6 million kilometers) from Earth at the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point, or L2. And this is where things get really interesting. Roman isn't being sent into space simply to take prettier pictures of stars. Its job is to look at enormous portions of the universe at once and help scientists understa...
Tim Curry Dies at 80: His Movies, Pennywise Role, Rocky Horror Legacy and Career Tim Curry, the British actor whose extraordinary career spanned stage, film, television and voice acting, has died at the age of 80. Curry died on August 25, 2026, at his Los Angeles home, according to his manager. His death has brought renewed attention to a career that included some of the most recognizable characters in cult cinema and television, from Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show to Pennywise in Stephen King's It . His other memorable roles included Wadsworth in Clue , Lord of Darkness in Legend , the hotel concierge in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York , and Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island . The cause of death was not publicly disclosed in the initial reports. For millions of viewers, however, Tim Curry was much more than one famous character. His career stretched across decades and genres, and his distinctive voice, theatrical presence and willingness to emb...