NASA Telescopes and Science

Roman Space Telescope launch today

NASA's Roman Space Telescope is ready for launch aboard SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is poised to lift off with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Aug. 30. This observatory is on a mission to usher in a new wave of astronomical discovery.

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How NASA’s new Nancy Grace Roman space telescope compares with Hubble and Webb

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Roman Space Telescope launch today: Livestream details, when to watch

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Nasa to launch $4.3bn space telescope to scan universe

Nasa is launching a new observatory designed to scan vast swaths of sky, potentially discovering tens of thousands of distant planets and shedding light on the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy...

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SpaceX to launch NASA's newest space telescope Sunday. Watch live

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The Roman Telescope Promises a New Era of Cosmic Exploration

Roman telescope's data deluge will change who gets to do big astronomy

Roman's main camera is what makes this possible. It will see the sky with Hubble-like sharpness but with a field of view more than 100 times larger. The spacecraft will also move, settle, and start exposing pictures very quickly, so it can tile the sky about 1,000 times faster.

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NASA’s new ‘discovery machine’ is launching to unravel the invisible universe

NASA’s new observatory, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, is ready to launch and solve the universe’s enduring mysteries.