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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope Promises a Breakthrough in Cosmic Exploration

NASA’s latest offering to the stars comes from a legacy of great observatories that enabled decades of discovery and unearthed new mysteries about the universe.

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Inspecting the surface of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s primary mirror. It will join the Hubble, James Webb and other space observatories when it launches from Cape Canaveral on Sunday.
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Near-Total Lunar Eclipse Will Turn Moon Blood Red

People in the Americas, Africa and Europe will have a chance to see Earth’s shadow create a near-total blood moon.

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Moon gazers in South America and the eastern half of North America will be able to see an entire eclipse on Thursday night as long as clouds don’t interfere.
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