# With PRIMA, NASA will try to build a billion-dollar space telescope in record time

> **Open Intelligence Dossier** · First detected: 2026-09-25 16:20 UTC · Category: Science

## Executive Summary
2 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.

## Intelligence Brief
"With PRIMA, NASA will try to build a billion-dollar space telescope in record time" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 2 articles from 2 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.


Outlets currently covering the story include Sky & Telescope and Live Science. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.


This brief was generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only. The latest headlines from every source are listed below; the velocity chart shows how the story is developing in real time.

## Multi-Source Evidence Table
| Source Outlet | Headline | Verification URL |
|---|---|---|
| Sky & Telescope | NASA Selects Far-Infrared Mission PRIMA to Survey the Cool Universe | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisAFBVV95cUxNTk5FVkFiekdUNGZHMlVib2ZkeEFyUlpRZFVHSjdCcWJWQXhkUXRYY3g2ck8zVnlBNi1wSVBFVzUtQmZKalh5TVVJN0E4ZnM1OEtzbndjU21zVlAtcjJ5b2Q0b2gyMW1rNjV5NHo0T0Jkdnh3dWhlemE0b19KSDF0RzJFaVlTS3p2V182UVdVNjJtdHlCS2JJR29IRXdrU05VUlhzdUpTYWhmaktqdFRhMA?oc=5) |
| Live Science | NASA teases new PRIMA telescope that could peer even deeper into the infrared universe than the James Webb Space Telescope | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihAJBVV95cUxPMkVOZ1JmSGZaTkRqRC1RbFh3cld3M0NIcURsb3FMd1A0XzB5ZUhvQWlJd0JGbXQzcEthdmJqbERqUmZwWlduTEdKY3M1ZW1sODlWYTQzVVdmcVdoc1NVcWtLWnBJbnpGQVhnaXJrenRqVldWY1ZZdzRvRTh2SkNHLWtMTjY5QlNwODJheG5CZFhnc3lqNmNyVGZfajZFLUMtNk9SczktTjE3LUtOSHE2ZHprZFlNTWttWEd6NExONmo2Y2U4VnM2SVk3VnVETGozNVVwejJCSGlIaU9lR1Y4MmZtUHlJQ295OTFMdHN4VGlGblVpZDgwZ19UTHNpU1pPMk5CbA?oc=5) |

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*Canonical Source: https://pulse.byoviral.com/trend/2026-09-25/with-prima-nasa-will-try-to-build-a-billion-dollar-space-telescope-in-record*