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How NASA’s Roman Telescope Will Scan for Showstopping Explosions

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • November 3rd, 2022

What happens when the densest, most massive stars – that are also super small – collide? They send out brilliant explosions known as kilonovae. Think of these events as the universe’s natural fireworks. Theorists suspect they periodically occur all across the cosmos – both near and far....

The Roman Space Telescope Interactive View

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • August 4th, 2022

View the telescope from every angle, check the completion status, and discover where the pieces are being built.

NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Roman Space Telescope

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • July 19th, 2022

NASA has awarded a NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract to Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) in Hawthorne, California, to provide launch service for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission.

Studying Galaxy Growth Spurts in the Early Universe with NASA’s Roman

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • June 27th, 2022

In the American Wild West, high noon was a time for duels and showdowns. When it comes to the history of the universe, cosmic noon featured fireworks of a different sort.

NASA Telescope to Help Untangle Galaxy Growth, Dark Matter Makeup

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • June 14th, 2022

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will study wispy streams of stars that extend far beyond the apparent edges of many galaxies. Missions like the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes would have to patch together hundreds of small images to see these structures around nearby galaxies in...

The Roman Space Observer Game

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • June 10th, 2022

You have been given observation time on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope! How many astrophysical objects can you catch? The goal for this game is to inform and inspire players about the amazing cosmic objects in our universe and what Roman may be able to see in a fun and engaging way.

NASA’s Roman Mission Will Test Competing Cosmic Acceleration Theories

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • March 22nd, 2022

A team of scientists has predicted the science return from one of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s groundbreaking planned surveys, which will analyze millions of galaxies strewn across space and time.

How NASA’s Roman Could Help Find Other Earths by Surveying Space Dust

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • March 16th, 2022

A team of scientists found NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be able to measure a specific kind of space dust littered throughout dozens of nearby planetary systems’ habitable zones, or the regions around stars where temperatures are mild enough that liquid water could pool on worlds’...

NASA’s Roman Mission Could Snap First Image of a Jupiter-Like World

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • February 24th, 2022

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, now under construction, will test new technologies for space-based planet hunting. The mission aims to photograph worlds and dusty disks around nearby stars with detail up to a thousand times better than possible with other observatories.

Simulated Image Shows How NASA’s Roman Could Expand on Hubble’s Deepest View

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • January 10th, 2022

A team of astrophysicists has created a simulated image that shows how the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could conduct a mega-exposure similar to but far larger than Hubble’s celebrated Ultra Deep Field Image.

How NASA’s Roman Telescope Will Scan for Showstopping Explosions

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • November 3rd, 2022

What happens when the densest, most massive stars – that are also super small – collide? They send out brilliant explosions known as kilonovae. Think of these events as the...

The Roman Space Telescope Interactive View

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • August 4th, 2022

View the telescope from every angle, check the completion status, and discover where the pieces are being built.

NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Roman Space Telescope

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • July 19th, 2022

NASA has awarded a NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract to Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) in Hawthorne, California, to provide launch service for the...

Studying Galaxy Growth Spurts in the Early Universe with NASA’s Roman

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • June 27th, 2022

In the American Wild West, high noon was a time for duels and showdowns. When it comes to the history of the universe, cosmic noon featured fireworks of a different sort.

NASA Telescope to Help Untangle Galaxy Growth, Dark Matter Makeup

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • June 14th, 2022

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will study wispy streams of stars that extend far beyond the apparent edges of many galaxies. Missions like the Hubble and James Webb...

The Roman Space Observer Game

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • June 10th, 2022

You have been given observation time on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope! How many astrophysical objects can you catch? The goal for this game is to inform and inspire...

NASA’s Roman Mission Will Test Competing Cosmic Acceleration Theories

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • March 22nd, 2022

A team of scientists has predicted the science return from one of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s groundbreaking planned surveys, which will analyze millions of...

How NASA’s Roman Could Help Find Other Earths by Surveying Space Dust

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • March 16th, 2022

A team of scientists found NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be able to measure a specific kind of space dust littered throughout dozens of nearby planetary systems’...

NASA’s Roman Mission Could Snap First Image of a Jupiter-Like World

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • February 24th, 2022

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, now under construction, will test new technologies for space-based planet hunting. The mission aims to photograph worlds and dusty...

Simulated Image Shows How NASA’s Roman Could Expand on Hubble’s Deepest View

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • January 10th, 2022

A team of astrophysicists has created a simulated image that shows how the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could conduct a mega-exposure similar to but far larger than...