Aug. 30 (UPI) -- NASA used SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope into space Sunday for a 1 million-mile journey to study some of the universe's deepest secrets.

One month of Roman observations can survey the entire home galaxy. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The new telescope will shed light on two of the biggest mysteries in physics: dark matter and dark energy. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Now on a three-month, million-mile journey to its final orbit, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will soon reveal the universe’s darkest secrets. The

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched August 30, 2026 at 7:26 a.m. EDT (11:26 UTC) aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, beginning a three-month, 1.5 million km (930,000 miles) journey to its operating post at the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point (L2).

NASA’s newest crown jewel blasted off Sunday to hunt for planets around other stars, explore secret dark energy and survey the cosmos like never before.

SpaceX is scheduled to launch the Roman Space Telescope on a Falcon Heavy rocket, with the launch window opening at 7:26 a.m. EDT (1126 GMT). NASA will carry the launch live on YouTube. CNN offers this mission overview from NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. "Roman will investigate dark matter, ...

SpaceX is scheduled to launch the Roman Space Telescope on a Falcon Heavy rocket, with the launch window opening at 7:26 a.m. EDT (1126 GMT). NASA will carry the launch live on YouTube. CNN offers this mission overview from NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. "Roman will investigate dark matter, ...

Nasa’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has launched aboard SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy and begun its journey to L2. Here’s what we can expect next from humanity's fresh set of eyes in orbit.

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope is now enclosed inside its Falcon Heavy fairing and nearly ready for launch. Its mission could uncover thousands of exoplanets while helping scientists investigate dark matter, dark energy, and the accelerating expansion of the universe.