Nasa launches powerful new space telescope to explore mysteries of the Universe
Summary
Nasa has launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to study dark energy, black holes, and planets outside our solar system. The telescope has a much larger view than the Hubble Space Telescope and will travel about one million miles from Earth to begin its mission.Key Facts
- The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- It has a field of vision 100 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope.
- The telescope will take about 100 days to reach its orbit about one million miles from Earth.
- It aims to discover tens of thousands of exoplanets and study dark energy and dark matter.
- The telescope is named after Nancy Grace Roman, Nasa’s first female chief astronomer.
- Its primary mission is planned to last five years, with a goal of 10 years of operation.
- Dark matter and dark energy are invisible forces that make up about 95% of the Universe.
- President Donald Trump congratulated the Nasa team during the launch event.
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