Roman Space Telescope Set for Liftoff to Chart the Universe's Hidden Forces
NASA's Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to launch from Florida on Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, beginning a multiyear survey of the cosmos. With a field of view over 100 times larger than Hubble's, it will map vast regions of the sky from a distant orbit, aiming to catalog thousands of exoplanets and supernovae. The mission, named after astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, is designed to investigate dark matter and dark energy while complementing the James Webb Space Telescope's detailed observations.
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The telescope honors Nancy Grace Roman, the pioneering astronomer who championed Hubble. Development spanned over a decade, exceeding $4 billion. Standing more than 12 meters tall, it will take roughly 100 days to reach
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