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NASA's Roman Space Telescope prepares for launch | Space photo of the day for July 8, 2026

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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has arrived in Florida and is being prepared for launch, with some reports indicating it will launch no earlier than August 30. The telescope is expected to discover a significant number of exoplanets, with estimates ranging around 100,000, surpassing the total number found by all previous telescopes. The telescope's mission is anticipated to be a major milestone in the search for planets beyond our solar system.

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NASA's Roman Space Telescope prepares for launch | Space photo of the day for July 8, 2026

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Telescope Milestone: NASA’s Roman Moves Vertical Ahead of Processing

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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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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope gets vertical at Kennedy Space Center

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