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SpaceX rocket launches NASA dark energy telescope
NASA’s $4.3-billion Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was launched into space on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Cape Canaveral, with a target orbit about 1 million miles from Earth. The telescope aims to study dark matter, dark energy, and search for exoplanets, with observations beginning as early as December and first images expected in 2027. Designed to scan the sky 1,000 times faster than Hubble, it uses infrared imaging and a coronagraph to detect faint exoplanets, significantly enhancing our understanding of the universe's expansion and potential habitable worlds.
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