Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
vehicle ActiveNancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is NASA's next great observatory designed for wide-field astronomical observations.
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set to launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, features a 300-megapixel Wide-Field Instrument for visible and infrared observations. It aims to enhance our understanding of the universe by studying dark energy, exoplanets, and more. The mission is scheduled for launch in September 2026.
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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.
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.