{
  "id": 4555344,
  "title": "Nasa launches new telescope to map cosmos",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/nasa-launches-new-telescope-to-map-cosmos",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-31T02:47:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2026258/nasa-launches-new-telescope-to-map-cosmos"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NASA has successfully launched its new flagship space telescope, the Roman Space Telescope, on a Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday. The $4 billion observatory, named after pioneering US astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, is set to embark on a multi-year mission to map the cosmos and uncover some of the universe's greatest mysteries. Standing 12 meters tall, the Roman Space Telescope boasts a panoramic view more than 100 times larger than Hubble's, allowing it to survey vast swaths of the sky from a distance of 1.5 million kilometers from Earth. The telescope's infrared vision will enable it to detect light emitted by celestial objects billions of years ago, providing scientists with a glimpse into the universe's distant past and helping them better understand dark matter and dark energy, which together make up about 95% of the universe.",
  "summary": "SPACEX launches Roman on a Falcon Heavy rocket from Nasa’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.—X/SpaceX • Roman designed to shed light on ‘unsolved mysteries’ including dark matter and dark energy • Also aims to discover thousands of exoplanets and supernovae • With its infrared vision, telescope will be able to detect light emitted by celestial objects billions of years ago WASHINGTON: Nasa…",
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    "NASA launches Roman Space Telescope on Falcon Heavy rocket",
    "$4 billion observatory named after Nancy Grace Roman",
    "Infrared vision reveals light from billions of years ago"
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}