NASA is about to launch a space telescope that could change how we see the universe

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches Aug. 30 on a mission to explore some of the most pressing mysteries of the cosmos.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1536x1024+0+0/resize/1536x1024!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F42%2Fb8%2Fee547c464a7589d76ce4a933f883%2Froman-element-assembly-wheel-1536x1024.jpg' alt='The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, named after NASA's first chief astronomer, will launch on Aug. 30.'/><p>NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches Aug. 30 on a mission to explore some of the most pressing mysteries of the cosmos.</p><p>(Image credit: NASA)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5905370' />