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NASA launches the "Roman" telescope into space: It will study the greatest mysteries of the universe

2026-08-30 20:11:51Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
NASA launches the "Roman" telescope into space: It will study the
An illustration depicts NASA's new orbiting observatory.

NASA has launched the new Nancy Grace Roman telescope into space, which will study some of the universe's greatest mysteries.

The telescope, named after one of the first women to hold a leadership position at NASA, was launched today from Cape Canaveral in Florida, aboard Elon Musk's SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.

The telescope is expected to reach its destination, about 1.6 million kilometers from Earth, within about a month, while the first images are expected to be sent in early 2027.

The mission has a total budget of over $4 billion.

Roman's main mission is the study of dark energy and dark matter, two mysterious components that make up most of the universe.

The telescope will also study how gravity works on large scales and search for exoplanets, i.e. planets outside our solar system.

Roman will travel about 1.6 million kilometers from Earth, to an area of ​​space known as Lagrange Point 2.

The mission is planned to last at least five years, but the telescope may have fuel to operate for another five years.

One of the main objectives is to create the most detailed 3D map of the universe to date. The observations will cover more than two billion galaxies.

The Roman telescope operates in a similar way to the Hubble Space Telescope, launched in 1990, but is designed to observe much larger areas of the sky and at a much higher speed.

According to NASA scientists, the observations that "Roman" can make within a month, "Hubble" would make in about a century.

During its more than 35 years in space, Hubble has collected about 400 terabytes of data, while Roman is expected to produce over 500 terabytes of data each year.

Meanwhile, the James Webb Space Telescope, launched in late 2021 to complement Hubble's work, observes the universe at different wavelengths than Hubble and Roman.


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