A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the space observatory Roman Telescope lifts off from launch complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Sunday — nearly a year ahead of schedule. The telescope is named after the late Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first chief astronomer. (John Raoux/AP)
“It’s going to find thousands of supernovae, tens of thousands of planets, billions of galaxies and tens of billions of stars,” said NASA science mission director Nicky Fox.