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The Nancy Roman Grace Space Telescope travels from the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility to the SpaceX hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

When NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches this Sunday, Aug. 30, Baylor astrophysicist Benjamin Rose, Ph.D., will be there to witness history.

3D simulation of the turbulent velocity field as a massive star at the point of core collapse just prior to supernova explosion.

Baylor University is part of a $30 million NSF Science and Technology Center focused on understanding turbulence, a complex phenomenon with applications in fusion energy, astrophysics and hypersonic flight.

College football fan graphic celebrating USA TODAY SPORTS READERS' CHOICE AWARD for Best WALK-OUT TRADITION

Running the Baylor Line has been named Best Walk-Out Tradition in college football by the USA Today Sports' 2026 Readers' Choice Awards.

Baylor University students wearing protective glasses on Fountain Mall viewing the April 10, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse together.

As mainland Europe witnessed a total solar eclipse Aug. 12, Baylor researchers reported that viewing the 2024 U.S. eclipse increased awe and positive emotion, especially when experienced with others.

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TxDOT plans to remove the westbound South Valley Mills Drive bridge over the I-35 Waco mainlanes, beginning Saturday, Aug. 29, at 7 p.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 30.

Baylor's fall Community Prayer Breakfast brought education, faith, city and civic leaders together in prayer for students, families and one another as the new academic year begins.

Excessive late summer heat can quickly cause heat exhaustion and other serious complications; everyone needs to take precautions to protect themselves and their friends and loved ones. 

One of Nashville’s brightest rising stars Carter Faith will headline a free concert at Howdy at the Hurd, hosted by Pi Beta Phi & Baylor University, on Friday, Sept. 25. 

Oral historian and history professor Stephen M. Sloan, Ph.D., has been honored as a 2026 Piper Professor for his dedication to teaching and outstanding academic achievement.