SCOUT· 60%56m·2026-08-26·ScienceThe Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is ready to launch
After decades of development, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is preparing to launch. Once in orbit, Roman will conduct the widest surveys of the universe ever attempted, probing the nature of dark energy, discovering thousands of new exoplanets, and capturing images of billions of galaxies. In this episode, we…
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