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science1 month ago•21 min saved

Roman Space Telescope readies to outpace Hubble with a 300MP sky survey

NASA has completed assembly and testing of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a 300‑megapixel instrument with 18 4K sensors designed to image a sky patch 100 times larger than Hubble’s and observe more infrared light. It could launch as early as September 2026 on a SpaceX rocket, several months ahead of the May 2027 target, and at 42 feet tall it’s the largest telescope built at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. NASA says Roman will accomplish in about a year what Hubble would take around 2,000 years, enabling deep views of hundreds of millions of stars; the project even featured a drone in the clean room to illustrate its scale.

via Digital Camera World|

#hubble-space-telescope #infrared-astronomy #nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope

space1 month ago•79 min saved

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope: A Wide‑Field Eye Poised to Unveil the Cosmos

NASA has completed the final integration of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a next‑generation observatory designed to image vast swaths of the sky much faster than Hubble. With a 2.4‑meter mirror, a 300‑megapixel Wide Field Instrument and a coronagraph, Roman will survey areas hundreds of times larger, deliver hundreds of terabytes of data per year, and help illuminate dark matter and dark energy while enabling direct imaging of exoplanets. It is scheduled to launch on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy to the L2 point in September 2026, eight months ahead of schedule and under budget, joining JWST, Euclid, and Hubble as a major tool for cosmic exploration.

via Space|

#dark-matter-dark-energy #nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope #nasa

space2 months ago•3 min saved

NASA unveils fully assembled Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, eyeing fall 2026 launch

NASA has completed assembly and prelaunch testing of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, with a launch window potentially as early as fall 2026 and a target launch by May 2027. A media briefing and on-site opportunities at NASA Goddard on April 21 will showcase the fully integrated telescope, its advanced imaging capabilities, and the collaboration with international partners before it moves to Kennedy Space Center for launch.

via NASA (.gov)|

#launch-window #media-briefing #nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope

science-and-technology1 year ago•5 min saved

NASA's Roman Telescope Unveils Its Advanced Optics

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has reached a significant milestone with the delivery of its Optical Telescope Assembly to Goddard Space Flight Center. This assembly, featuring a state-of-the-art primary mirror and nine additional mirrors, will enable the telescope to capture faint infrared light, aiding in the study of dark matter, exoplanets, and galaxy formation. The Roman Telescope, set to launch in 2027, will surpass the Hubble Space Telescope in conducting large-scale sky surveys, thanks to its advanced technology and wide field of view.

via Space.com|

#dark-matter #infrared-astrophysics #nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope

astronomy2 years ago•4 min saved

"The Smallest Known Planet: Unveiling the Tiniest Celestial Body"

The smallest known planet is Kepler 37-b, discovered in 2013 by scientists using data from the Kepler space telescope. It is smaller than Mercury and about the same size as Earth's moon, orbiting the star Kepler-37. While it shares some similarities with Mercury, its status as a planet is debated due to differences in the definition of a planet for exoplanets. Scientists are now looking to the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, scheduled for launch by May 2027, to find even smaller exoplanets using a technique called microlensing.

via Space.com|

#astronomy #exoplanets #kepler-37-b

astronomy2 years ago•4 min saved

"NASA's Roman Telescope Measures Universe's Expansion Rate Through Rare Events"

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set to launch by May 2027, will be used to study rare gravitationally lensed supernovae in order to measure the expansion rate of the universe, known as the Hubble constant. These rare events will provide a unique way to explore the Hubble constant, complementing traditional methods based on brightness. The telescope's extensive surveys will cover more area than the Hubble Space Telescope, providing a wealth of data to sift through. A team is preparing for this study by creating data reduction pipelines and simulated imaging to detect these rare events, aiming to leverage the telescope's potential for cosmological research.

via NASA|

#astronomy #gravitationally-lensed-supernovae #hubble-constant

science-and-technology2 years ago•1 min saved

"Roman Telescope's 2027 Mission: Probing Dark Matter Gaps and Clumps"

NASA's upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set to launch by May 2027, aims to uncover the mysteries of dark matter by studying the disturbances and gaps present in streams of stars emanating from globular clusters orbiting the Andromeda galaxy. The telescope's Wide Field Instrument, with 18 detectors, is expected to revolutionize observational capabilities, providing exquisitely detailed snapshots of the Andromeda galaxy and enabling the detection of individual stars within globular cluster streams, thus expanding the current understanding of dark matter.

via Interesting Engineering|

#andromeda-galaxy #astronomical-observations #dark-matter

space-science2 years ago•5 min saved

"NASA's Roman Space Telescope: Capturing the Dynamic Cosmos"

NASA's upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, in conjunction with other observatories, will provide unprecedented views of the dynamic cosmos. The telescope's broad field of view will reveal unknown objects and events, potentially leading to the discovery of new classes of cosmic phenomena. The mission's High Latitude Time-Domain Survey will focus on studying type Ia supernovae, which serve as "standard candles" for measuring cosmic distances and tracing the universe's expansion. The telescope will also capture the birth of black holes, tidal disruption events, and fluctuations in brightness of active galaxies hosting quasars. Additionally, the survey will allow scientists to explore the period of reionization and potentially make serendipitous discoveries.

via NASA|

#black-holes #cosmic-expansion #nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope

space-science2 years ago•5 min saved

Unveiling the Dynamic Universe: NASA's Roman Mission Explores Milky Way's Flickering Lights

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set to launch in 2027, will provide an unprecedented view into the heart of the Milky Way galaxy. The mission aims to monitor hundreds of millions of stars, searching for flickers that indicate the presence of planets, distant stars, icy objects in our solar system, and isolated black holes. By conducting a long-term sky monitoring survey, the telescope will contribute to time-domain astronomy, studying how the universe changes over time. The mission will focus on the Milky Way's Galactic Bulge, using infrared vision to penetrate dust clouds and reveal the crowded central region of our galaxy. Roman's observations are expected to uncover thousands of exoplanets, including those in the habitable zone, as well as brown dwarfs, neutron stars, and Kuiper belt objects.

via NASA|

#exoplanets #milky-way #nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope

space-science2 years ago•4 min saved

"NASA's Roman Mission Prepares for Data Deluge"

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team is preparing for the massive amount of data the mission will collect by creating simulations, conducting precursor observations with other telescopes, and developing algorithms to analyze the data. The goal is to maximize the telescope's scientific potential and uncover mysteries like dark energy. The mission is expected to amass 20,000 terabytes of observations over its five-year primary mission. Multiple teams will collaborate to plan for each science case, optimize observing strategies, and combine data from different observatories. The mission's science centers are also establishing systems to manage the data pipeline and archive.

via NASA|

#data-analysis #nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope #nasa

science-and-technology2 years ago•0 min saved

"NASA's New Telescope: A Marvel of 45 Miles of Integrated Wiring"

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team is integrating 45 miles of electrical cabling, known as a harness, into the spacecraft, providing power and enabling communication between different parts of the telescope.

via Interesting Engineering|

#communication #electrical-cabling #nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope

space2 years ago•2 min saved

NASA's Roman Space Telescope Equipped with 45-Mile Long "Nervous System" for Exploration

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, designed to investigate dark energy and exoplanets, is one step closer to its launch in May 2027 as the spacecraft's electrical harness is being integrated and tested. The harness, weighing around 1,000 pounds and consisting of approximately 32,000 wires and 900 connectors, connects the observatory's components, provides power, and enables communication between different parts of the telescope. The harness was built on a mock-up structure and underwent a "bakeout" process to prepare it for space conditions. Engineers will now weave the harness through the flight structure as the final assembly stages continue.

via SciTechDaily|

#astrophysics #electrical-harness #nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope

space-science2 years ago•5 min saved

"NASA's Advanced Telescope: Discovering Countless Exoplanets and Earth-sized Wanderers"

NASA's upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set to launch between October 2026 and May 2027, could potentially detect 400 Earth-mass rogue planets, shedding light on the formation and evolution of planetary systems. Two new studies suggest that rogue planets are six times more abundant than star-orbiting planets in our galaxy. The telescope's wide field of view and sharp vision will allow for detailed study of these objects, and its improved capabilities are expected to discover around 2,600 exoplanets across the Milky Way. Roman's coronagraph will directly image exoplanets, capturing details of planets that are 10 billion times fainter than their stars.

via CNN|

#exoplanets #microlensing #nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope

space-science2 years ago•3 min saved

"Exploring the Universe: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's Quest for Supermassive Dark Stars"

The Nancy Grace Roman space telescope, set to launch in 2027, may have the capability to detect supermassive dark stars, which were potentially formed in the early universe due to concentrated dark matter. These stars, if they existed, would have been massive but dim and distant, making them difficult to observe with current telescopes. The Roman telescope, along with the James Webb Space Telescope, could potentially identify and confirm dark star candidates by combining their observations. If successful, this approach could shed light on the formation of supermassive black holes and provide insights into cosmological mysteries.

via Phys.org|

#cosmology #dark-stars #early-universe

space3 years ago•1 min saved

NASA's Roman Space Telescope Gets New Core in Heart Transplant

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's Focal Plane System, which holds 18 detectors and ultra-modern electronics, has arrived at Ball Aerospace in Boulder. The system will be integrated into the Wide Field Instrument for the improved study of dark matter, dark energy, and exoplanets with the help of highly defined images. The detectors were developed by engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The team expects WFI's return to Goddard in the spring of 2024, where it will ultimately be integrated into the rest of the observatory, and launched in 2027.

via The News International|

#dark-matter #focal-plane-system #nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope