The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a NASA infrared space telescope with a 2.4 m (7.9 ft) wide field of view primary mirror and two scientific instruments. The Wide-Field Instrument (WFI) is a 300.8-megapixel multi-band visible and near-infrared camera, providing a sharpness of images comparable to that achieved by the Hubble Space Telescope over a 0.28 square degree field of view, 100 times larger than imaging cameras on the Hubble. The Coronagraphic Instrument (CGI) is a high-contrast, small field of view camera and spectrometer covering visible and near-infrared wavelengths using novel starlight-suppression technology. Roman objectives include a search for extra-solar planets using gravitational microlensing, and probing the expansion history of the Universe and the growth of cosmic structure, with the goal of measuring the effects of dark energy, the consistency of general relativity, and the curvature of spacetime. August 30, 2026 at 11:26 UTC · Launch Successful Falcon Heavy — SpaceX, to Sun-Earth L2 Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA The world's 7379th orbital launch attempt, and 206th of 2026. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wq3VHsL_bE https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1jxXgBanvZeJZ Data: Launch Library 2, The Space Devs. Mission patch: via The Space Devs.