Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

  • Released Thursday, July 21st, 2016
  • Updated Monday, June 1st, 2026 at 12:00AM

Overview

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will pair a large field of view with crisp infrared vision to scan vast, deep swaths of sky. This flagship mission is designed to help astronomers explore dark matter, dark energy, and exoplanets. Since each of Roman’s surveys will sample such a large volume of the cosmos, the mission will also offer practically limitless opportunities for astronomers to conduct a broad range of additional science. From objects in our outer solar system and exploding stars to growing black holes and galaxies by the billions, very little will be beyond Roman’s reach. Roman’s data will be made public as soon as it’s processed so many teams will be able to analyze it simultaneously. The mission is targeting an August 30, 2026, launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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The Roman Space Telescope will study large-scale features of the universe to learn more about dark energy and dark matter.

Exoplanets

The Roman Space Telescope will advance our understanding of exoplanets, provide a comprehensive view of the formation, evolution, and physical properties of planetary systems, and lay the foundation for, the discovery and characterization of a habitable Earth-like planet orbiting a nearby star.

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