Roman Telescope Launches Cosmic Quest | US News

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope just blasted off on a Falcon Heavy, heading to a million-mile outpost to join the Webb Telescope — and it’s poised to revolutionize astronomy. With a field of view 100 times wider than Hubble’s, this $4.3 billion observatory will map billions of galaxies, spot thousands of supernovae, and discover tens of thousands of exoplanets — all in record time. What takes Hubble a century, Roman can do in a month. Named after NASA’s first chief astronomer, Nancy Grace Roman, the telescope uses a repurposed spy satellite mirror and features groundbreaking tech to directly image alien worlds by blocking starlight. It’ll team up with Webb and global observatories to crack dark matter and dark energy mysteries — and might even be refueled later for a longer mission. Launched early and under budget, Roman is science’s next giant leap into the cosmos. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c885b201b3008348