# Why NASA’s new telescope could revolutionise our understanding of the universe

https://mins.news/en/item/38543

- France 24, 2026-08-31 10:40 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/why-nasa-s-new-telescope-could-revolutionise-our-understanding-of-the-universe

> NASA has successfully launched its newest space telescope from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, reaching orbit 10 minutes after liftoff. Named for astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, the instrument is being hailed by scientists as a discovery machine that could illuminate the major physics mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.

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