NASA launches $4.3bn Roman Telescope to uncover universe’s hidden secrets

NASA’s newest flagship astronomical observatory, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, has been launched on a quest to solve some of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics and cosmology, including hunting for planets around other stars, exploring dark energy and scanning the cosmos. SpaceX, the aerospace company run by Elon Musk, launched the $4.3bn space telescope on a triple-the-fire-power Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in the US state of Florida just after dawn on Sunday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3China’s new moon mission could unlock secret of lunar ice: Why that matterslist 2 of 3US says Chinese-linked hackers attacked NASA, Senate, and gov’t agencieslist 3 of 3Solar eclipse tracker: What time will it hit your location on August 12?end of listThe rocket sped towards a location called Lagrange Point 2, where it is to join the Webb Space Telescope in orbit around the sun 1.6 million kilometres (1 million miles) from Earth at NASA’s premier deep-space vantage point. It will take more than three months to get there. Its mission is planned for five years although the United States space agency said the telescope may have enough fuel for five...