Roman Space Telescope, NASA’s next ‘great observatory,’ poised for Sunday launch

Using a donated Hubble-class mirror originally built for a spy satellite, NASA's Roman Space Telescope is poised for launch Sunday on a $4.3 billion mission to open a new window on the universe. Liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy is scheduled for 7:26 a.m. EDT (1126 UTC).

The top 3

  1. NASA's Great Observatories: A Legacy Ranking: The Roman Space Telescope joins a prestigious lineage of NASA's 'Great Observatories,' each designed to explore the universe across different wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum, contributing uniquely to astrophysics.
  2. Roman's Top 3 Game-Changing Capabilities: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is equipped with advanced instruments designed to provide unprecedented insights into dark energy, exoplanets, and large-scale cosmic structures.
  3. Top 3 Universe-Altering Discoveries by Space Telescopes: Space telescopes have profoundly reshaped our cosmic understanding, leading to monumental discoveries about the universe's origins, evolution, and the prevalence of other worlds.

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