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How will the Roman Space Telescope learn about dark energy and dark matter?
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is designed to help astronomers answer questions about dark energy and dark matter, such as how the universeās expansion has changed over billions of years. Discover how it takes advantage of a cosmic law, the finite speed of light, to peer back in time with its exceptionally wide field of view and reconstruct the universe as it was throughout its history.
Discover how ordinary objects work, and expand your understanding of the familiar.
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