Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
NASA’s Roman Mission Might Tell Us if the Universe Will Tear Itself Apart in the Future
NASA's Nancy Gracy Roman Space Telescope won't launch until 2027, and it won't start operating until some time after that.…
Nancy Grace Roman Telescope Will do its Own, Wide-Angle Version of the Hubble Deep Field
Remember the Hubble Space Telescope's Deep Field and Ultra-Deep Field images? Those images showed everyone that what appears to be…
Nancy Grace Roman Just Passed a Critical Design Review
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope just completed it's Mission Critical Design Review, a major milestone on the road to…
Future Telescopes Could be Seeing the Wrong Planets
When we directly observe distant worlds, some exoplanets might appear Earth-like, even when they are not.
A New Technique for “Seeing” Exoplanet Surfaces Based on the Content of their Atmospheres
A new study takes a look at how the presence of a surface can affect an exoplanets atmosphere, giving astrobiologists…
Nancy Grace Roman Telescope is Getting an Upgraded new Infrared Filter
The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope just received a new infrared filter that will allow it to explore even more of…
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Could Get A Starshade Of Its Own
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is getting closer and closer to its launch date in 2025. This Hubble-class wide-field…
The Roman Space Telescope’s Version of the Hubble Deep Field Will Cover a 100x Larger Area of the Sky
Remember the Hubble Deep Field? And its successor the Hubble Ultra Deep Field? We sure do here at Universe Today.…
A Rogue Earth-Mass Planet Has Been Discovered Freely Floating in the Milky Way Without a Star
If a solar system is a family, then some planets leave home early. Whether they want to or not. Once…
Nancy Roman Telescope’s Primary 2.4-Meter Mirror is Ready
The Nancy Roman Telescope has reached another milestone in its development. NASA has announced that the space telescope's primary mirror…