Northrop Grumman Inc. Archive - SpaceWatch.GLOBAL https://spacewatch.global/tag/northrop-grumman-inc/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 06 Jan 2026 09:14:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png Northrop Grumman Inc. Archive - SpaceWatch.GLOBAL https://spacewatch.global/tag/northrop-grumman-inc/ 32 32 NASA Selects Astroscale U.S.’s Proposal for its Habitable Worlds Observatory Mission https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/nasa-selects-astroscale-u-s-s-proposal-for-its-habitable-worlds-observatory-mission/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=70172 The Sun as seen by Solar Orbiter in extreme ultraviolet light from a distance of roughly 75 million kilometres. Credit: ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/EUI teamNASA has selected proposals from Astroscale and six others in the industry to advance technologies for the agency’s Habitable Worlds Observatory concept. The concept intends to directly image Earth-like planets around stars like our Sun and study the chemical composition of their atmospheres for signs of life. This flagship space telescope would also enable wide-ranging studies of the universe and support future human exploration of Mars, our solar system, and beyond]]>