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NASA unveils Roman, its new space telescope to map the universe
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NASA unveils Roman, its new space telescope to map the universe

So: NASA has just unveiled the Roman Space Telescope, a next-generation instrument named after pioneering astronomer Nancy Grace Roman - nicknamed the 'mother of Hubble' - and it's genuinely exciting stuff. Standing over 12 metres tall and fitted with enormous solar panels, this silver marvel will be shipped to Florida for a launch no earlier than September aboard a SpaceX rocket. Now, here's the thing - Roman's field of view is more than 100 times wider than Hubble's, and it will beam back a staggering 11 terabytes of data every single day. Which brings me to the really big ambition: mapping exoplanets, discovering thousands of supernovae, and diving deep into the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, which together are thought to make up 95% of our universe.
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