NASA's newest Roman space telescope launches on a quest to explore the hidden universe

NASA's newest crown jewel blasted off Sunday to hunt for planets around other stars, explore secret dark energy and survey the cosmos like never before.

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  1. James Webb Space Telescope's Deep Infrared Vision: Launched in 2021, JWST primarily operates in infrared light, allowing it to peer through cosmic dust, study extremely early galaxies, and analyze exoplanet atmospheres for molecular compositions like water, methane, and carbon dioxide.
  2. Hubble Space Telescope's Enduring Legacy: In orbit since 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope provides high-resolution views across visible, ultraviolet, and near-infrared light, excelling at detailed observations of individual objects and having seen 0.1% of the sky in 30 years.
  3. Roman Space Telescope's Panoramic Infrared Surveys: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, launched in August 2026, features a Wide Field Instrument with a field of view 100 times larger than Hubble's, enabling vast infrared surveys to map billions of galaxies, discover thousands of exoplanets, and investigate dark energy and dark matter.

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