Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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NASA launched its newest space telescope, undertaking its biggest mission yet to study the universe on a much larger scale. A roughly $4 billion project, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will allow scientists to get panoramic views of space and better understand the nature of powerful forces known as dark energy and dark matter. Miles O’Brien joined Amna Nawaz to discuss more.

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