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NASA finishes Nancy Roman Space Telescope assembly for 2026 launch with 100x Hubble view

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Published on 24 April 2026
NASA finishes Nancy Roman Space Telescope assembly for 2026 launch with 100x Hubble view

Its camera will see 100 times more sky than Hubble

NASA says it has completed assembly of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope at its Goddard facility, ahead of a planned 2026 launch. The mission centers on a camera with a field of view about 100 times wider than Hubble, enabling sweeping space surveys to study dark energy, map galaxies, and spot distant exoplanet systems.

  • NASA completed assembly at its Goddard facility
  • Launch is targeted for 2026
  • Roman’s field of view is 100 times Hubble’s
  • Planned work includes dark energy and galaxy mapping
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