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NASA to probe cosmic secrets using exploding stars

NASA's new next-generation space telescope, currently under development, will see thousands of exploding stars called supernovae across vast stretches of time and space. One of the mission's primary science goals involves using supernovae to help pin down the nature of dark energy -- the unexplained cosmic pressure that's speeding up the expansion of the universe, the US space agency said. "Dark energy makes up the majority of the cosmos, but we don't actually know what it is," said Jason Rhodes, a senior research scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, in a statement. Roman's infrared vision, gigantic field of view, and exquisite sensitivity will dramatically extend the search, pulling the cosmic curtains far enough aside to allow astronomers to spot thousands of distant type Ia supernovae, NASA said.

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Scientists see powerful explosion from mysterious, unknown object in space
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Scientists see powerful explosion from mysterious, unknown object in space

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