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NASA Successfully Joins Sunshade to Roman Observatory’s ‘Exoskeleton’

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • February 12th, 2025

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully integrated the mission’s deployable aperture cover — a visor-like sunshade that will help prevent unwanted light from entering the telescope — to the outer barrel assembly, another structure designed to shield the telescope from stray...

NASA Scientists Spot Candidate for Speediest Exoplanet System

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • February 10th, 2025

Astronomers may have discovered a scrawny star bolting through the middle of our galaxy with a planet in tow. If confirmed, the pair sets a new record for the fastest-moving exoplanet system, nearly double our solar system’s speed through the Milky Way.

New Simulated Universe Previews Panoramas From NASA’s Roman Telescope

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • January 14th, 2025

Astronomers have released a set of more than a million simulated images showcasing the cosmos as NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will see it. This preview will help scientists explore a myriad of Roman’s science goals.

NASA Joins Telescope, Instruments to Roman Spacecraft

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • January 8th, 2025

Technicians have successfully integrated NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s payload – the telescope, instrument carrier, and two instruments – to the spacecraft that will deliver the observatory to its place in space and enable it to function while there.

NASA Successfully Integrates Roman Mission’s Telescope, Instruments

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • December 12th, 2024

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully integrated the mission’s telescope and two instruments onto the instrument carrier, marking the completion of the Roman payload. Now the team at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, will begin joining the payload...

Telescope for NASA’s Roman Mission Complete, Delivered to Goddard

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • November 14th, 2024

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is one giant step closer to unlocking the mysteries of the universe. The mission has now received its final major delivery: the Optical Telescope Assembly, which includes a 7.9-foot (2.4-meter) primary mirror, nine additional mirrors, and supporting...

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NASA Successfully Integrates Coronagraph for Roman Space Telescope

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • October 28th, 2024

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully completed integration of the Roman Coronagraph Instrument onto Roman’s Instrument Carrier, a piece of infrastructure that will hold the mission’s instruments, which will be integrated onto the larger spacecraft at a later date.

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope’s 'Exoskeleton' Whirls Through Major Test

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • October 8th, 2024

A major component of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope just took a spin on the centrifuge at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Called the Outer Barrel Assembly, this piece of the observatory is designed to keep the telescope at a stable temperature and shield it...

NASA Completes Spacecraft to Transport, Support Roman Space Telescope

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • September 17th, 2024

The spacecraft bus that will deliver NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to its orbit and enable it to function once there is now complete after years of construction, installation, and testing.

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope to Investigate Galactic Fossils

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • August 29th, 2024

The universe is a dynamic, ever-changing place where galaxies are dancing, merging together, and shifting appearance. Unfortunately, because these changes take millions or billions of years, telescopes can only provide snapshots, squeezed into a human lifetime. However, galaxies leave behind...

NASA Successfully Joins Sunshade to Roman Observatory’s ‘Exoskeleton’

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • February 12th, 2025

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully integrated the mission’s deployable aperture cover — a visor-like sunshade that will help prevent unwanted light...

NASA Scientists Spot Candidate for Speediest Exoplanet System

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • February 10th, 2025

Astronomers may have discovered a scrawny star bolting through the middle of our galaxy with a planet in tow. If confirmed, the pair sets a new record for the fastest-moving...

New Simulated Universe Previews Panoramas From NASA’s Roman Telescope

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • January 14th, 2025

Astronomers have released a set of more than a million simulated images showcasing the cosmos as NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will see it. This preview will...

NASA Joins Telescope, Instruments to Roman Spacecraft

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • January 8th, 2025

Technicians have successfully integrated NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s payload – the telescope, instrument carrier, and two instruments – to the spacecraft that...

NASA Successfully Integrates Roman Mission’s Telescope, Instruments

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • December 12th, 2024

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully integrated the mission’s telescope and two instruments onto the instrument carrier, marking the completion of the...

Telescope for NASA’s Roman Mission Complete, Delivered to Goddard

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • November 14th, 2024

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is one giant step closer to unlocking the mysteries of the universe. The mission has now received its final major delivery: the Optical...

NASA Successfully Integrates Coronagraph for Roman Space Telescope

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • October 28th, 2024

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully completed integration of the Roman Coronagraph Instrument onto Roman’s Instrument Carrier, a piece of...

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope’s 'Exoskeleton' Whirls Through Major Test

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • October 8th, 2024

A major component of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope just took a spin on the centrifuge at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Called the Outer...

NASA Completes Spacecraft to Transport, Support Roman Space Telescope

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • September 17th, 2024

The spacecraft bus that will deliver NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to its orbit and enable it to function once there is now complete after years of construction,...

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope to Investigate Galactic Fossils

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • August 29th, 2024

The universe is a dynamic, ever-changing place where galaxies are dancing, merging together, and shifting appearance. Unfortunately, because these changes take millions or...