NASA launches Roman Space Telescope to L2 for exoplanet and dark-energy surveys

Defector • 2 Սեպ 13:31

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifted off on Aug. 30 and will travel to a Sun-Earth Lagrange point, where it will conduct surveys for exoplanets and gather data to test dark-energy models.

PBS • 31 Օգս 22:30

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a $4 billion mission, was launched to conduct wide-field surveys that could advance understanding of dark energy, dark matter and exoplanet populations.

Ars Technica • 31 Օգս 13:01

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, aiming to map a large portion of the sky and study dark energy, exoplanets and other cosmic phenomena from the Sun-Earth L2 point.

CBS News • 30 Օգս 20:54

NASA launched the $4.3 billion Roman Space Telescope aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, beginning its 100-day journey to Lagrange Point 2 to study dark matter, dark energy and exoplanets.

NBC News • 30 Օգս 12:48

NASA successfully placed the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope into orbit on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, beginning a five-year mission to map the sky and study dark matter, dark energy and exoplanets.

The Guardian • 29 Օգս 11:02

NASA's $4.3 billion Roman space telescope lifted off from Florida, beginning its mission to study exoplanets and cosmic phenomena after overcoming proposed budget cuts.

Space • 28 Օգս 23:36

NASA announced the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is ready for launch on Aug. 30 at 7:26 a.m. EDT from Kennedy Space Center, using a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket to deliver the observatory to Lagrange point-2.

USA Today • 28 Օգս 19:50

The Roman Space Telescope will launch Aug. 30 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, providing a field of view up to 100 times larger than Hubble while maintaining comparable resolution, to study dark energy, dark matter and exoplanets from the Sun-Earth L2 point.

NPR • 28 Օգս 10:00

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched on Aug. 30, aiming to map the Milky Way, detect distant exoplanets and improve measurements of the universe’s expansion.

WRAL • 27 Օգս 18:27

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to lift off Sunday from Kennedy Space Center, promising a field of view 100 times larger than Hubble and the ability to map billions of galaxies and discover thousands of exoplanets.

Gizmodo • 26 Օգս 17:30

NASA's $4 billion Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to launch Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, aiming to map dark matter, measure cosmic expansion and discover thousands of exoplanets.

Engadget • 25 Օգս 04:48

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will launch on August 30, with live coverage beginning at 6:20 a.m. Eastern, after final inspections confirmed the primary mirror’s integrity.

nhk.or.jp • 23 Օգս 00:13

NASA will launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Aug. 30, with a 2.4-meter mirror and a wide-field infrared camera, aiming to study dark matter and exoplanets, while Japan will contribute instrumentation and ground-station support.