NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Gets Cosmic “Sneak Peek” From Supercomputers
Researchers at the U.S. DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory have created nearly 4 million simulated images of the cosmos for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope…
The Roman Space Telescope, formerly known as the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), is a NASA observatory scheduled to launch in the mid-2020s. It is designed to perform wide-field imaging and spectroscopy in the infrared part of the spectrum. The primary goal of the Roman Space Telescope is to address key questions in the areas of dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics. By surveying large parts of the sky, the telescope will help scientists understand the nature of dark energy and dark matter by observing the distribution and growth of cosmic structures, as well as explore the atmospheres of distant planets with its coronagraph instrument, which is capable of directly imaging and analyzing exoplanets. The telescope’s wide-field camera will provide a field of view 100 times greater than the Hubble Space Telescope’s infrared instrument, making it an invaluable tool for creating a comprehensive survey of the cosmos in infrared light.
Researchers at the U.S. DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory have created nearly 4 million simulated images of the cosmos for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope…
At NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, augmented reality technology and robotics are revolutionizing the assembly of the Roman Space Telescope by enhancing precision and efficiency,…
New studies suggest the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could detect primordial black holes from the early universe, potentially confirming their role in cosmic inflation…
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope might reveal previously undetected “featherweight” black holes with masses similar to Earth’s. These primordial black holes, formed in the…
A technology demo on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help increase the variety of distant planets scientists can directly image. The Roman Coronagraph…
NASA’s Roman Telescope is set to revolutionize our understanding of the Milky Way with a detailed survey, uncovering over 100 billion cosmic objects and providing…
Lensed Supernovae Offer Precise, Independent Measurement With a panoramic view 200 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope’s infrared view, the sheer amount of data…
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope’s Coronagraph Instrument, designed to observe distant exoplanets by blocking stellar light, has passed essential tests, marking a significant advancement in space…
NASA’s upcoming Roman Space Telescope, along with the Rubin/LSST project, will explore over a billion galaxies, aided by a 33 million galaxy simulation. This effort…
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set for a 2027 launch, aims to revolutionize our understanding of the Milky Way through microlensing, potentially discovering new…
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope team is preparing for its 2027 launch, using simulations and collaborations with other telescopes to maximize scientific output and explore cosmic…
Euclid and NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will collaboratively study the universe’s accelerating expansion. Using unique methods, they aim to shed light on dark…
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope team is integrating a complex electrical harness, crucial for the spacecraft’s communication and power. After a detailed two-year construction and a…
New research conducted by scientists from NASA and Japan’s Osaka University suggests that rogue planets, or worlds that drift through space untethered to a star,…
NASA has awarded a contract extension, raising the total value to $200.84M, to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Space Telescope Science Institute…
NASA’s Focal Plane System, a key part of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, has arrived at Ball Aerospace for assembly into the Wide Field…
A new simulation shows how NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will turn back the cosmic clock, unveiling the evolving universe in ways that have…
Engineers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, have finished testing the high-gain antenna for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. When it…