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Today·Wed, Apr 22·1 story from 1 source
Roman Space Telescope Launching in September
LAUNCH-LV9h ago

Roman Space Telescope Launching in September

NASA announced that the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will launch in September 2026, ahead of schedule and under budget. SpaceX's Falcon Heavy will deploy it to the Sun-Earth L-2 Lagrange point. Roman aims to discover tens of thousands of planets and billions of galaxies over its five-year mission, complementing the James Webb Space Telescope.

Yesterday·Tue, Apr 21·1 story from 1 source
NASA reveals its Roman Space Telescope today: How to watch live, and what's next for the next-generation observatory
BUS-PLATFORM21h ago

NASA reveals its Roman Space Telescope today: How to watch live, and what's next for the next-generation observatory

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set for unveiling on April 21, 2026, at 4 p.m. EDT. The telescope, costing over $4 billion, aims to survey the universe with a field of view 100 times larger than Hubble. It will launch aboard SpaceX's Falcon Heavy between autumn 2026 and May 2027, following prelaunch testing at Goddard.