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National GeographicDue to launch on August 30, NASA's new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is around 100 times more powerful than the Hubble Telescope. Utilizing elements from a former spy satellite, and named after NASA’s first chief of astronomy, Roman will capture light from millions of galaxies and stars as it peers towards the galactic center. National Geographic was invited to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland to see it firsthand and learn how they plan to use it to investigate dark energy and dark matter. Learn more about how Roman could help solve the universe's greatest mysteries at the 🔗 in bio.
On the profile · Aug 28, 2026