NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, launching on a Falcon Heavy on 30 August 2026, carries a mirror the size of Hubble’s but sees a patch of sky about a hundred times wider, built mainly to map dark energy and hunt for planets
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NASA has completed fueling the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope ahead of its planned August launch on a Falcon Heavy on 30 August 2026. The observatory carries a mirror the size of Hubble's but views a patch of sky about a hundred times wider, and will be used to map dark energy and search for exoplanets.
A Hubble-sized mirror with a hundred times wider view will hunt for the universe's darkest secrets and worlds beyond our solar system. The post NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, launching on a Falcon Heavy on 30 August 2026, carries a mirror the size of Hubble’s but sees a patch of sky about a hundred times wider, built mainly to map dark energy and hunt for planets appeared first on Space Daily .
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