NASA's next-generation space telescope, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, took off on the 30th aboard the American Space Exploration Technology Corporation's “Falcon” heavy launch vehicle to help scientists explore the mysteries of the universe such as dark matter, dark energy, and exoplanets. At 7:26 EST on the 30th, the “Falcon” heavy carrier rocket carrying the Roman Space Telescope was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The first and second stages of the rocket were then separated, and the second stage of the rocket continued to fly, launching the Roman space telescope into the intended orbit. The rocket's two side boosters have also been successfully recycled on land. According to NASA, the Roman Space Telescope is named after the agency's first chief astronomer. Its main mirror is about 2.4 meters in diameter, which is comparable to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, but the field of view can reach more than 100 times that of the latter. The Roman Space Telescope will use its wide-field instruments and corona instruments to carry out large-scale sky surveys. According to the plan, the Roman Space Telescope will go to the L2 point of Solar-Terrestrial Lagrange, which is about 1.5 million kilometers from Earth. This point is in a gravitational balance position with the Earth's back to the side of the Sun. The Roman Space Telescope will have a wider field of view than low-Earth orbiting telescopes such as Hubble. NASA said that the Roman Space Telescope is designed to run for 5 years and can support extended missions for an additional 5 years. The first batch of scientific images taken by it is expected to be released in early 2027.

NASA's next-generation space telescope, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, took off on the 30th aboard the American Space Exploration Technology Corporation's “Falcon” heavy launch vehicle to help scientists explore the mysteries of the universe such as dark matter, dark energy, and exoplanets. At 7:26 EST on the 30th, the “Falcon” heavy carrier rocket carrying the Roman Space Telescope was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The first and second stages of the rocket were then separated, and the second stage of the rocket continued to fly, launching the Roman space telescope into the intended orbit. The rocket's two side boosters have also been successfully recycled on land. According to NASA, the Roman Space Telescope is named after the agency's first chief astronomer. Its main mirror is about 2.4 meters in diameter, which is comparable to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, but the field of view can reach more than 100 times that of the latter. The Roman Space Telescope will use its wide-field instruments and corona instruments to carry out large-scale sky surveys. According to the plan, the Roman Space Telescope will go to the L2 point of Solar-Terrestrial Lagrange, which is about 1.5 million kilometers from Earth. This point is in a gravitational balance position with the Earth's back to the side of the Sun. The Roman Space Telescope will have a wider field of view than low-Earth orbiting telescopes such as Hubble. NASA said that the Roman Space Telescope is designed to run for 5 years and can support extended missions for an additional 5 years. The first batch of scientific images taken by it is expected to be released in early 2027.