Roman Telescope Encapsulated for Launch, Poised to Survey Exoplanets and Cosmic Mysteries
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has been placed inside its Falcon Heavy fairing at Kennedy Space Center. The observatory is scheduled to launch and will search for exoplanets while studying dark matter and dark energy. The fairing will protect it during ascent and then separate once in space.
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