NASA launches the universe’s new auditor
What happened
NASA launched the $4 billion Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, sending it toward an observing post roughly one million miles from Earth.
Why it matters
Roman combines Hubble-class sharpness with a far wider field of view, enabling huge surveys of galaxies, dark matter, dark energy and exoplanets during its planned five-year mission.
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