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NASA’s new dark energy space telescope can also detect killer asteroids
MIT Tech Review·August 5, 2026·1 min read
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NASA will launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope at the end of August from Kennedy Space Center. The telescope aims to enhance our understanding of dark matter and dark energy while also detecting potentially hazardous asteroids.
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At the end of August, NASA is set to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Its quest is to help us better understand how the universe works, from the glue-like dark matter that keeps galaxies together to the elusive dark energy that drives the expansion of the cosmos.…
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