NASA to unveil cutting-edge space telescope. What it is, how to watch
NASA is set to unveil its Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a cutting-edge observatory that will study dark matter and dark energy, on April 21. The telescope is expected to launch as early as fall 2026 on a SpaceX rocket.
NASA is preparing to unveil its Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on April 21 at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. The telescope has been fully assembled and is set to be shipped to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for launch as early as fall 2026 on a SpaceX rocket. The Roman telescope will be positioned nearly 1 million miles from Earth and will work in concert with other iconic observatories like the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes. It is equipped with advanced science instruments and will make infrared observations to study dark matter and dark energy. The event will be live-streamed on NASA's YouTube channel at 4 p.m. ET on April 21. The telescope is expected to reveal hundreds of millions of galaxies and help solve some of the universe's biggest mysteries.
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