NASA's Roman Space Telescope launched into space atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on Aug. 30, ushering in a new era for astronomy.

As NASA prepares to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope this weekend, Rochester Institute of Technology’s Don Figer examines the telescope.

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches this weekend aboard Falcon Heavy on a mission to map billions of galaxies, hunt exoplanets and probe dark energy.