NASA's Roman Telescope Prepares to Hunt for Exoplanets

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has successfully integrated the Roman Coronagraph Instrument, a key component designed to block starlight and detect faint light from exoplanets. This marks a significant step towards the telescope's 2027 launch, where it will explore dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics. The coronagraph, a technology demonstration, aims to improve direct imaging of exoplanets, paving the way for future missions like the Habitable Worlds Observatory, which will search for Earth-like planets.