Nasa’s next big mission is underway! The Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) mission will be the agency’s next flagship astrophysics mission and is scheduled to launch in 2023. WFIRST will explore a wide range of cosmic phenomena, from the search for exoplanets to the study of dark energy and dark matter. It will also be able to observe galaxies and stars in the distant universe, and probe the mysteries of our own Milky Way. The telescope is designed to provide unprecedented data and discoveries that will revolutionize our understanding of the universe.

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source: Phys.org