Lift-off! NASA launches Roman Space Telescope to tackle dark-energy mysteries0

• SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
• August 30, 2026

The field of view of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (artist’s illustration) will be roughly 100 times bigger than that of the Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: NASA/Handout via Reuters The largest infrared digital camera ever built and its scientific companion, a massive mirror originally designed for a spy satellite, are now safely in orbit,