Space telescope searching for new Earths and a billion galaxies closer to launch

An artist impression of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. (SWNS)

By Dean Murray

A space telescope set to measure light from a billion galaxies is a step closer to launch next month.

Space telescope searching for new Earths and a billion galaxies closer to launch

During a key integration milestone for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, technicians and engineers from the agency's Jet Propulsion Lab in Southern California gather inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 8. (NASA/Jolearra Tshiteya via SWNS)

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