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Stellamap is a live map of the solar system. Every planet, moon, and working spacecraft is drawn where it actually is right now, and this briefing is the week that put it there.

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launch

LaunchUpdated Aug 30

NASA launches Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Falcon Heavy

The observatory launched from Kennedy Space Center on a three-month journey to investigate dark energy, dark matter, and exoplanets.

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