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NASA’s Roman Telescope Takes Aim at Cosmic Mysteries

Bloomberg Markets Sunday 30 August 2026, 12:28 UTC 1 min read
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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy on a mission to study dark energy, dark matter and planets beyond our solar system. Roman is headed about 1 million miles from Earth to Lagrange point 2, where its wide field of view will allow scientists to survey billions of galaxies far faster than the Hubble telescope. Joining Bloomberg This Weekend to watch the launch with hosts Christina Ruffini and Bailey Lipschultz is Space Network Co-Founder and COO Ross...

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy on a mission to study dark energy, dark matter and planets beyond our solar system. Roman is headed about 1 million miles from Earth to Lagrange point 2, where its wide field of view will allow scientists to survey billions of galaxies far faster than the Hubble telescope. Joining Bloomberg This Weekend to watch the launch with hosts Christina Ruffini and Bailey Lipschultz is Space Network Co-Founder and COO Ross Hamilton to discuss the telescope's mission. (Source: Bloomberg)
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