The journey of a million miles began with a successful launch Sunday morning. NASA’s next-generation observatory, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, took off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 30 at 7:26 a.m. EDT. A SpaceX Falcon Heavy — the company’s heavy-lift rocket, composed of three Falcon 9 boosters strapped together — Continue reading "Roman Space Telescope lifts off" The post Roman Space Telescope lifts off appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .