NASA's Roman Telescope set to unlock dark energy and new worlds
NASA is preparing to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from Florida to study dark energy, exoplanets, and the evolution of the universe. The telescope features a wide field of view and advanced infrared instruments to observe galaxies from the L2 Lagrange point.
Why it matters
This mission represents a significant leap in observational astronomy, potentially answering fundamental questions about the composition and history of the cosmos.
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope illustration. Picture: NASA.
NASA is preparing to launch a new space telescope in a mission designed to tackle some of the universe’s biggest mysteries, from dark matter and dark energy to the discovery of thousands of new planets.
The telescope, named the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, is undergoing final preparations ahead of a launch set to take place from Florida’s Kennedy Space Centre in late August.
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will study how the universe began, what it is made of and how it has evolved over time.
Named after NASA’s first chief astronomer, the ‘mother of the Hubble Space Telescope,’ the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will have a field of view at least 100 times larger than Hubble’s, potentially measuring light from a billion galaxies in its lifetime.
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