SpaceX launches NASA's telescope into space that will track dark energy and exoplanets
oglobo30 August 2026 at 13:17
SpaceX successfully launched on Sunday the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, from NASA, worth $4.3 billion, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The telescope, installed on top of the Falcon Heavy rocket, is now heading to an orbit about 1.6 million kilometers from Earth, where it will begin observing the sky in December. The mission, estimated to last five to ten years, was designed to study dark energy and dark matter, phenomena that permeate the cosmos but have never been directly detected. In addition, Roman will also help in the search for exoplanets and the study of how dark matter and dark energy shape distant stars and galaxies.
NASA launched the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope, which has a field of view 100 times superior to that of the famous Hubble telescope. With a cost of approximately 3.7 billion euros, this instrument represents a milestone in space exploration and may challenge our current understanding of the universe, allowing unprecedented observations of the cosmos.
NASA launched the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope, the largest panoramic observatory ever built, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, with the aim of exploring the universe and expanding humanity's understanding of the cosmos.
NASA launched the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope, the largest panoramic observatory ever built, aboard a SpaceX rocket. The telescope aims to explore the universe and seek answers about dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics. Roman is now heading to an observation point located 1.6 million kilometres from Earth.
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