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NASA’s Roman Telescope Launches Into Space

It will chart galaxies and black holes with a new level of precision, allowing astronomers to study the dark universe and hunt for new worlds.

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It will chart galaxies and black holes with a new level of precision, allowing astronomers to study the dark universe and hunt for new worlds.

NASA launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Sunday.

NASA launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Sunday. It will chart galaxies and black holes with a new level of precision, allowing astronomers to study the dark universe and hunt for new worlds.

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It will chart galaxies and black holes with a new level of precision, allowing astronomers to study the dark universe and hunt for new worlds. NASA launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Sunday.

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NASA launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Sunday.

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