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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: NASA Launches Roman Space Telescope to Unlock the Universe's Biggest Mysteries
Caption: NASA Launches the Roman Space Telescope to Unlock the Universe’s Biggest Mysteries. NASA launched the Roman Space Telescope Sunday, beginning a mission to investigate some of astronomy's biggest mysteries. Built from a former spy satellite, Roman will capture cosmic views with unprecedented speed and clarity. The four-billion-dollar observatory launched aboard SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida's Kennedy Space Center after sunrise. Roman travels toward Lagrange Point Two, about one million miles from Earth, operating for five years. Scientists will study dark energy, dark matter, gravity, and thousands of exoplanets beyond our solar system. Originally developed as a spy satellite, it was donated to NASA after the intelligence program was canceled. Roman complements Webb and Hubble, surveying the cosmos faster while creating an enormous three-dimensional map of galaxies. NASA expects Roman to survey more than two billion galaxies, potentially transforming scientists' understanding of the universe. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,NASA,Roman Space Telescope,SpaceX,Falcon Heavy,Kennedy Space Center,dark energy,dark matter,exoplanets,Lagrange Point Two,Webb Telescope,Hubble Telescope,galaxies,astronomy
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