NASA has awarded a launch services contract to SpaceX for the Roman Space Telescope mission. Launch of the next-generation observatory is slated for October 2026.
NASA has awarded a launch services contract to SpaceX for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission. The agency said the total costThe telescope, formerly known as the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope and renamed for NASA's first chief astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, will study dark energy, measure the history of cosmic acceleration, search for worlds beyond our solar system and demonstrate technology for direct imaging and characterization of exoplanets.
According to NASA, Roman's gigantic field of view will enable the mission to create infrared images that are around 200 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope can provide, while revealing the same level of detail.
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