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During its five-year primary mission, Roman is expected to observe billions of stars and galaxies, 100,000 exoplanets, and more.
Early Aug. 30, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy launched NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Now scientists wait to begin solving cosmic mysteries.
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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope launches to map billions of galaxies and hunt distant worlds
Roman is heading toward L2 after a successful launch, carrying instruments built to map galaxies and uncover thousands of distant worlds.
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The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifted off at 7:26 a.m. ET on Sunday from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Riding a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, the spacecraft separated from its rocket and began its space journey.
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