NASA launches powerful Roman Space Telescope, a spy satellite turned to the stars
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Aug 30 (Reuters) - NASA began a new mission to probe some of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics and cosmology with the launch on Sunday of the U.S. space agency's new flagship astronomical observatory, a repurposed spy satellite that will capture panoramic views of the cosmos.
On August 30, NASA launched its new flagship astronomical observatory, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The $4 billion mission, originally intended for a spy satellite program, will spend five years exploring cosmic mysteries such as dark energy, dark matter, exoplanets, and gravity. Collected in Lagrange Point 2, a million miles from Earth, Roman will survey our Milky Way galaxy in a month, compared to Hubble's century-long task.
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