Summary
It will take huge pictures of stars, galaxies, and faraway planets.
Scientists hope it will help them learn about mysterious dark stuff in space.
The camera will stay far away from Earth, farther than the moon.
Key Points
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A new space telescope was launched on a Falcon Heavy rocket.
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It was originally built for spying but is now used for science.
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The telescope will look at dark energy, dark matter, and planets outside our solar system.
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It can scan the whole Milky Way galaxy in about one month.
New Words to Learn
5 wordstelescope
a special camera that looks at things very far away in space
galaxy
a huge group of stars, like our Milky Way
exoplanet
a planet that orbits a star other than our Sun
dark matter
invisible stuff that pulls on stars and galaxies with gravity
dark energy
a mysterious force that makes the universe expand faster
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