Named after NASA's first Chief Astronomer, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is expected to help scientists answer essential questions about dark matter and dark energy from its vantage point 1 million miles away at the second Sun-Earth Lagrange Point (L2). During its mission, the telescope will also discover about 100,000 new exoplanets, image billions of galaxies, and observe thousands of supernovae. All this will be possible thanks to its Wide Field Instrument (WFI)—a 300-megapixel infrared camera with a field of view 100 times larger than that of the Hubble—and a state-of-the-art Coronagraph designed to block glare from stars and enable observation of the planets around them. The observatory launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on August 30, 2026, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Meet UVEX—NASA’s proposed new space telescope set to launch in January 2031
UVEX, coupled with observatories like the Roman Space Telescope, will help us paint a multi-wavelength image of the universe.
Updated: 7 days ago | By Pranjal Pranit
NASA's 'fully functional' Nancy Grace Roman Telescope moves closer to releasing first images
The Roman telescope, launched on August 30, is exceeding expectations and quelling worries as it moves closer to releasing its first images.
Updated: Oct 23, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope named one of the best inventions of 2026 by TIME
This accomplishment is monumental as the telescope is currently in its commissioning phase and hasn’t even begun its operations.
Updated: Oct 16, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
NASA's Roman Space Telescope's primary camera beats its image-quality target by nearly 30%
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is currently about a million miles from Earth, recently went through a series of tests and calibrations.
Updated: Oct 15, 2026 | By Pranjal Pranit
NASA’s Roman Telescope Coronagraph opens its eyes to the cosmos, taking its first images
The Coronagraph made its first observation on September 22 and followed it up with another one on September 27.
Published: Oct 1, 2026 | By Lakshmi Kola
NASA releases first test image from Nancy Grace Roman Telescope’s 300-megapixel infrared camera
"There is much to do, but we are on our way to groundbreaking science."
Published: Sep 16, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope can now easily run for 22 years instead of 10. Here's how
The telescope was designed for a 10-year mission, including a five-year extension on top of a five-year primary mission.
Published: Sep 15, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath
Watch: Astrophotographer spots NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope on its way to Lagrange Point 2
McCarthy shared a video of how he captured Roman telescope when it was half a million miles away.
Published: Sep 10, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
NASA's Roman Space Telescope activates the instrument built to spot hidden planets
NASA's newest space telescope is now closer to photographing planets that orbit distant stars.
Published: Sep 1, 2026 | By Ankita Garkoti
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope just adjusted its course in space—here's how to track it in real time
NASA has made an addition to its Eyes on the Solar System application to allow the public to track Roman in an interactive fashion.
Published: Sep 1, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath
Watch: Nancy Grace Roman Telescope and SpaceX Falcon Heavy upper stage cruise through space in timelapse footage
The Roman telescope is on a three-month journey to the Lagrange Point 2 roughly a million miles from Earth.
Published: Aug 31, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
Godspeed, Roman Telescope! Best images of SpaceX Falcon Heavy launching NASA's flagship observatory
The Roman telescope hitched a ride atop the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, which lifted off at 7:26 am ET from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Published: Aug 31, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope successfully deployed in space: What happens next?
According to NASA, Roman will reach its destination in about three months from now.
Updated: Aug 30, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
Why is NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope headed to the Lagrange Point a million miles away?
The Roman telescope's journey to the Lagrange Point will take three months, giving mission teams ample time for instrument checkouts.
Published: Aug 30, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope launched atop SpaceX Falcon Heavy to unravel mysteries of the dark universe
The Roman telescope is headed toward the second Earth-Sun Lagrange Point or L2, which is nearly a million miles from Earth.
Updated: Aug 30, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
Why NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could change how we see the universe?
While Roman will complement Hubble and Webb, it represents a huge upgrade over its predecessors.
Published: Aug 27, 2026 | By Lakshmi Kola
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope: SpaceX shares glimpse of Falcon Heavy at the hangar ahead of August 30 launch
The observatory is scheduled to launch at 7:26 am EDT on August 30 atop SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida.
Updated: Aug 27, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
NASA’s Roman Telescope takes one step closer to launch, gets enclosed in SpaceX Falcon Heavy fairing
The encapsulation of the Roman telescope was carried out in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Published: Aug 25, 2026 | By Lakshmi Kola
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope completes fueling, inches closer to launch on August 30
The Roman Space Telescope is set to launch on August 30—nine months ahead of schedule.
Published: Jul 28, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope may finally reveal how the universe's first black holes formed
Could this telescope help solve the mystery of black holes' origins? Here's what scientists say.
Published: Jul 15, 2026 | By Ankita Garkoti