Roman Telescope Maps Dark Universe | Oklahoma City News

NASA’s $4.3 billion Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope just launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, set to revolutionize our understanding of the dark universe. With a super wide-field camera, it’ll scan billions of stars and galaxies, potentially discovering over 100,000 exoplanets — a leap from the current 6,000 known. Scientists hope it will unravel the “Hubble tension,” a cosmic mystery about the universe’s expansion rate, and test whether dark energy is constant or evolving. Equipped with a coronagraph, it may also detect gas giants and pave the way for future life-hunting telescopes. Named after space astronomy pioneer Nancy Grace Roman, this mission carries huge hopes for unlocking the cosmos’ deepest secrets. 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/7e36c73c1c77f847