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NASA’s Next Major Space Telescope Is Ready to Launch. Trump Wants to Kill It and Other Vital Science

Last updated: April 19, 2025 3:00 pm
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Technicians at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center are putting the final touches on the space agency’s upcoming flagship astrophysics mission, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. This eagerly anticipated $3.5-billion observatory has the potential to unlock the mysteries of the dark universe, discover new worlds, and pave the way for the discovery of extraterrestrial life. With only integration and testing left to complete, the telescope is on track for a possible launch as early as the fall of 2026, ahead of its original target of May 2027 and potentially below budget.

However, a leaked draft of the president’s 2026 budget proposal reveals plans to cancel the Roman Space Telescope, much to the dismay of the scientific community. Astrophysicist David Spergel, a former co-chair of Roman’s science team, criticized the decision as a wasteful use of taxpayer money.

The proposed budget also includes significant cuts to NASA’s science division, impacting missions such as the James Webb Space Telescope, Voyager probes, Hubble Space Telescope, and Mars rovers. Notably, the budget slashes funding for heliophysics, Earth science, planetary science, and solar system exploration, leading to the cancellation of missions like DAVINCI to Venus and Mars sample return missions. The proposed cuts have sparked criticism from space policy experts and Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, who described the budget as “wholly unserious.”

The Roman Space Telescope, previously known as the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), was renamed in honor of astronomer Nancy Grace Roman in 2020. The mission, equipped with large mirrors donated by the National Reconnaissance Office, is designed to conduct wide-field imaging surveys of the cosmos, offering unprecedented views of stars, galaxies, and cosmological structures.

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One of Roman’s primary scientific objectives is to study dark energy, the mysterious force driving the universe’s expansion. The telescope’s infrared capabilities allow it to observe ancient and distant objects, shedding light on the enigmatic nature of dark energy. Additionally, Roman’s coronagraph instrument serves as a prototype for NASA’s future Habitable Worlds Observatory, which aims to search for signs of life on distant planets.

The proposed cancellation of the Roman Space Telescope would not only hinder scientific progress but also damage international collaborations and erode expertise in the field of astrophysics. Critics argue that such decisions undermine the long-term investments and efforts of multiple generations of scientists and should be reconsidered to preserve the future of space exploration and discovery.

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