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Aug 31, 2026
NXEWS Newsroom✓Breaking Ada Yonath received the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the 2002 Israel Prize in Chemistry before her death at 87. A Jerusalem native, she spent her career at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, where she became the first scientist to determine the ribosome's complete three-dimensional structure despite considerable resistance from peers who viewed her approach as implausible.
Chemist Ada Yonath, Nobel laureate, dies at 87Ada Yonath received the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the 2002 Israel Prize in Chemistry before her death at 87. A Jerusalem native, she spent her career at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, where she became the first scientist to determine the ribosome's complete three-dimensional structure despite considerable resistance from peers who viewed her approach as implausible.NXEWS Newsroom✓News flash Thousands of dead sardines washed ashore near Gqeberha last week after pilchard herpesvirus was confirmed in South African waters in July. Samples from Saldanha Bay, Cape Canyon, Elands Bay and Gansbaai all came back positive, with genetic sequencing revealing over 99 per cent similarity to the Australian outbreak strain. The Western Cape coast had experienced a comparable die-off weeks before.
Pilchard herpesvirus detected in South African sardine die-offsThousands of dead sardines washed ashore near Gqeberha last week after pilchard herpesvirus was confirmed in South African waters in July. Samples from Saldanha Bay, Cape Canyon, Elands Bay and Gansbaai all came back positive, with genetic sequencing revealing over 99 per cent similarity to the Australian outbreak strain. The Western Cape coast had experienced a comparable die-off weeks before.NXEWS Newsroom✓Breaking NASA successfully launched its newest space telescope from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, reaching orbit 10 minutes after liftoff. The telescope, which bears the name of astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, is now beginning its mission to explore fundamental questions about the cosmos.
NASA launches Nancy Grace Roman space telescope from FloridaNASA successfully launched its newest space telescope from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, reaching orbit 10 minutes after liftoff. The telescope, which bears the name of astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, is now beginning its mission to explore fundamental questions about the cosmos.
Aug 30, 2026
NXEWS Newsroom✓Breaking The US space agency launched a new telescope from Florida on a multi-year mission to map the universe and study dark energy and dark matter. The instrument's viewing capability exceeds that of Hubble by a factor of 100.
NASA launches space telescope with 100 times Hubble's viewing powerThe US space agency launched a new telescope from Florida on a multi-year mission to map the universe and study dark energy and dark matter. The instrument's viewing capability exceeds that of Hubble by a factor of 100.NXEWS Newsroom✓Breaking NASA launched the Roman Telescope, a $4.3 billion observatory, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The mission aims to investigate dark energy and dark matter in the universe.
NASA launches $4.3 billion Roman Telescope aboard SpaceX Falcon HeavyNASA launched the Roman Telescope, a $4.3 billion observatory, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The mission aims to investigate dark energy and dark matter in the universe.NXEWS Newsroom✓Breaking NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched Sunday from Kennedy Space Center on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The $4 billion observatory investigates dark energy, dark matter, tests gravity at vast scales and searches for exoplanets. It will travel to Lagrange Point 2, a million miles away, with a planned five-year mission potentially extending five more years.
NASA launches Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from FloridaNASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched Sunday from Kennedy Space Center on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The $4 billion observatory investigates dark energy, dark matter, tests gravity at vast scales and searches for exoplanets. It will travel to Lagrange Point 2, a million miles away, with a planned five-year mission potentially extending five more years.