Space

NASA’s new space telescope will reveal the universe like never before

The observatory’s first years of work will usher in a new era of astrophysics

The large Nancy Roman Space Telescope sits in a hangar, surrounded by workers in protective suits.

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s primary observation segment is shown here at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland during the spacecraft’s assembly.

NASA/Chris Gunn

By Meghan Bartels

NASA is ready to explore the cosmos in a whole new way, thanks to its next-generation Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

Scientists and engineers have spent some twenty years designing and building the observatory, which weighs as much as a Tyrannosaurus rex and is the size of a tour bus.