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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Jon Kelvey

NASA’s next big space telescope could see Jupiter-sized exoplanets

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Even as the James Webb Space Telescope inches closer to beginning its science mission, experts are already thinking about the next big space telescope, Nasa’s Nancy Grace Roman telescope.

In a Thursday blog post, Nasa scientists discussed Roman — which will launch in 2027 — and its capabilities, which could allow astronomers to image exoplanets as relatively small and cool as Jupiter for the first time.

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