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NASA's groundbreaking Roman Space Telescope launches into space

NASA's groundbreaking Roman Space Telescope launches into space

Also reported by France24

Summary

NASA launched the Roman Space Telescope on a mission to take very wide and sharp pictures of space. The telescope uses a special mirror that was first made for a spy satellite.

Key Facts

  • The Roman Space Telescope launched on Sunday.
  • It cost $4.3 billion to build and launch.
  • The telescope uses a mirror originally made for a spy satellite.
  • The mirror is similar in quality to the Hubble Space Telescope's mirror.
  • The telescope can take wide-angle images that are extremely clear.
  • To display one image fully, it would take about 500,000 4K TV screens.
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