Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope’s ‘Eyes’ Pass First Vision Test – NASA

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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope’s ‘Eyes’ Pass First Vision Test – NASA

Engineers at L3Harris Technologies in Rochester, New York, have combined all 10 mirrors for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Preliminary tests show the newly aligned optics, collectively called the IOA (Imaging Optics Assembly), will direct light into Roman’s science instruments extremely precisely. This will yield crisp images of space once the observatory launches. “This … Read more

How NASA’s Roman Telescope Will Measure Ages of Stars – NASA

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How NASA’s Roman Telescope Will Measure Ages of Stars – NASA

Guessing your age might be a popular carnival game, but for astronomers it’s a real challenge to determine the ages of stars. Once a star like our Sun has settled into steady nuclear fusion, or the mature phase of its life, it changes little for billions of years. One exception to that rule is the … Read more

NASA’s Roman Team Selects Survey to Map Our Galaxy’s Far Side – NASA

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NASA’s Roman Team Selects Survey to Map Our Galaxy’s Far Side – NASA

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has announced plans for an unprecedented survey of the plane of our Milky Way galaxy. It will peer deeper into this region than any other survey, mapping more of our galaxy’s stars than all previous observations combined. “There’s a really broad range of science we can explore with … Read more

NASA Puts Next-Gen Exoplanet-Imaging Technology to the Test – NASA

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NASA Puts Next-Gen Exoplanet-Imaging Technology to the Test – NASA

A cutting-edge tool to view planets outside our solar system has passed two key tests ahead of its launch as part of the agency’s Roman Space Telescope by 2027. The Coronagraph Instrument on NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will demonstrate new technologies that could vastly increase the number of planets outside our solar system … Read more

NASA's Roman to Search for Signs of Dark Matter Clumps – NASA

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NASA's Roman to Search for Signs of Dark Matter Clumps – NASA

Some of the finest, smallest details in the universe – the gaps between elongated groups of stars – may soon help astronomers reveal dark matter in greater detail than ever before. After NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches, by May 2027, researchers will use its images to explore what exists between looping tendrils of stars that are pulled … Read more

Joshua Schlieder: Feet on the Ground, Head in the Stars – NASA

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Joshua Schlieder: Feet on the Ground, Head in the Stars – NASA

Goddard astrophysicist Dr. Joshua Schlieder supports NASA’s Roman Space Telescope and Swift Observatory with creativity, community, and curiosity. Name: Joshua Schlieder Title: Wide Field Instrument Scientist for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and Operations Project Scientist for the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory Formal Job Classification: Research Astrophysicist Organization: Stellar Astrophysics and Exoplanets Laboratory, Astrophysics … Read more

Meet the Infrared Telescopes That Paved the Way for NASA’s Webb – NASA

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Meet the Infrared Telescopes That Paved the Way for NASA’s Webb – NASA

The Webb telescope has opened a new window onto the universe, but it builds on missions going back 40 years, including Spitzer and the Infrared Astronomical Satellite. On Dec. 25, NASA will celebrate the two-year launch anniversary of the James Webb Space Telescope – the largest and most powerful space observatory in history. The clarity … Read more

Joshua Abel: Delivering Roman’s Optical Telescope Assembly On Time, On Target – NASA

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Joshua Abel: Delivering Roman’s Optical Telescope Assembly On Time, On Target – NASA

Joshua Abel’s job as lead systems engineer for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s Optical Telescope Assembly is “to deliver the assembly to the Roman observatory on time, within budget, and meeting all the technical requirements.” Name: Joshua Abel Title: Lead systems engineer for the Roman Space Optical Telescope Assembly Formal Job Classification: Flight Systems … Read more

How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Chronicle the Active Cosmos – NASA

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How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Chronicle the Active Cosmos – NASA

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will pair space-based observations with a broad field of view to unveil the dynamic cosmos in ways that have never been possible before. “Roman will work in tandem with NASA observatories such as the James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory, which are designed to zoom in on … Read more

First Science Images Released From ESA Mission With NASA Contributions – NASA

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First Science Images Released From ESA Mission With NASA Contributions – NASA

The new images from the Euclid mission include a cluster of thousands of distant galaxies, demonstrating the spacecraft’s unique abilities.  The Euclid mission, which will investigate the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, released its first five science images Tuesday, Nov. 7 The observatory, led by ESA (European Space Agency) with NASA contributions, is … Read more