In this episode of Science Quickly, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope begins its mission to probe dark energy, hunt for distant worlds and map the cosmos in unprecedented detail. The mission’s senior project scientist Julie McEnery explains why astronomers are so excited about what Roman might discover.

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<a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasas-roman-space-telescope-will-rewrite-how-we-study-the-universe/">NASA’s newest telescope is about to rewrite how we study the universe</a>
<a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasas-roman-space-telescope-could-reveal-dark-energys-deepest-secrets/">Can NASA’s Roman Space Telescope solve the biggest problem in the universe?</a>

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