Nancy Grace Roman: Everything You Need to Know About NASA's Newly Launched $4 Billion Space Telescope

The Nancy Grace Roman telescope cost around a quarter as much as Hubble, but it can survey the universe a thousand times faster.Credit: NASA

NASA successfully launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, the latest and greatest in its long-running line of orbital observatories, from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A on Sunday morning. It will initially be used to investigate dark matter and image incredible new exoplanets, though, like all space telescopes, it will doubtless contribute much more widely by operating far beyond the length of its initial mission.

Let's dig into exactly what makes the Roman Space Telescope so exciting.

Of everything that NASAdoes, space telescopes may be the least controversial. While they are more expensive than most ground-based observatories, they can also produce much brighter, more detailed imagery and often deliver results for decades. Roman has a 5-year initial mission with a promised 5 additional years...

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