Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
NASA has launched its newest space telescope, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, into orbit from Kennedy Space Center in Florida early Sunday. The spacecraft lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket and separated from the rocket about 30 minutes after launch. Flying on its own toward deep space, the telescope's mission is to capture panoramic views of the cosmos to help scientists study dark matter and dark energy.
Measuring as big as a tour bus and as heavy as a T-Rex dinosaur, the telescope is expected to change our fundamental understanding of the universe. NASA officials expect to discover tens of thousands of new planets, billions of galaxies, and tens of billions of stars at a speed about 1,000 times that of the Hubble Space Telescope. During a post-launch press conference, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman received a congratulatory call from President Donald Trump.
The Roman telescope has a long journey ahead to its destination about 1 million miles away from Earth. A large crowd gathered near the launch site to watch and cheer as the spacecraft lifted off into space. NASA officials say the public can expect to see the first images from the telescope before the winter holidays.
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NASA has launched its newest space telescope, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, into orbit from Kennedy Space Center in Florida early Sunday. The spacecraft lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket and separated from the rocket about 30 minutes after launch. Flying on its own toward deep space, the telescope's mission is to capture panoramic views of the cosmos to help scientists study dark matter and dark energy.
Measuring as big as a tour bus and as heavy as a T-Rex dinosaur, the telescope is expected to change our fundamental understanding of the universe. NASA officials expect to discover tens of thousands of new planets, billions of galaxies, and tens of billions of stars at a speed about 1,000 times that of the Hubble Space Telescope. During a post-launch press conference, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman received a congratulatory call from President Donald Trump.
The Roman telescope has a long journey ahead to its destination about 1 million miles away from Earth. A large crowd gathered near the launch site to watch and cheer as the spacecraft lifted off into space. NASA officials say the public can expect to see the first images from the telescope before the winter holidays.
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