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Confirmed
In Short: NASA's latest space telescope, Roman, launched from Florida's Kennedy Space Center to study dark matter, dark energy, and exoplanets.
The telescope, formerly known as the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), will conduct a sweeping survey of the cosmos, helping scientists investigate a range of cosmic phenomena from black holes to the edge of the observable universe.
Scientists hope the data collected by Roman will significantly advance our understanding of the universe, providing insights into the nature of dark matter and dark energy, as well as the potential for life beyond our solar system.
What's confirmed
- 30, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
What's still developing
- GREENBELT, Md. — A telescope built and assembled in Maryland is beginning a million-mile journey that could reshape scientists’ understanding of the universe.
- A new NASA space telescope launched Sunday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida that will help scientists probe the nature of dark matter, dark energy, and other mysteries of the universe.
- NASA’s newest crown jewel blasted off Sunday to hunt for planets around other stars, explore secret dark energy and survey the cosmos like never before.
- A month of Milky Way observations by Roman would take Hubble a century to complete, NASA scientists say.