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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, launching in 2026, is expected to find around 100,000 planets beyond our solar system in a single mission — after nearly 30 years of searching, astronomers have confirmed roughly 6,000.

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The NASA Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is expected to launch in 2026 and may discover around 100,000 planets beyond our solar system. This would significantly surpass the roughly 6,000 exoplanets confirmed in nearly 30 years of searching. The telescope is currently preparing for launch, having arrived in Florida and undergone recent checks, with some sources specifying a launch as early as August 2026.

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