The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope, scheduled to launch on Sunday, will explore the universe's most enigmatic mysteries, like dark matter and dark energy, and find many new exoplanets. This summer, I spent the day with Roman in a NASA clean room, for Nat Geo: www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...
This story has everything: a toad, a road, a town divided, big philosophical questions, multiple lawyers, herpetologists, angry Facebook posts, children dressed up as amphibians, and more. Add it to your weekend longreads queue!
