Behind the Scenes with NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
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What if we could look at images from space with Hubble-level clarity – but 100 times larger?
Join NASA scientist Neil Zimmerman for a behind-the-scenes look at the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a next-generation infrared observatory scheduled to launch as early as September 2026. It’s designed to help answer some of astronomy’s biggest questions: What is dark energy? How do galaxies evolve? Are there worlds like ours orbiting distant stars?
Named for NASA’s first chief astronomer and widely regarded “Mother of Hubble,” Roman will open a new window onto the infrared universe, potentially measuring light from billions of galaxies. Its powerful Coronagraph Instrument will also test new technologies for blocking the glare of distant stars, bringing scientists closer to directly imaging Earth-like exoplanets.
In this special program, Zimmerman — Coronagraph Scientist for the Roman Space Telescope Project Science team at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center — will share how this remarkable observatory is being built, what it may reveal and why Roman could transform the way we understand our place in the cosmos.
Join NASA scientist Neil Zimmerman for a behind-the-scenes look at the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a next-generation infrared observatory scheduled to launch as early as September 2026. It’s designed to help answer some of astronomy’s biggest questions: What is dark energy? How do galaxies evolve? Are there worlds like ours orbiting distant stars?
Named for NASA’s first chief astronomer and widely regarded “Mother of Hubble,” Roman will open a new window onto the infrared universe, potentially measuring light from billions of galaxies. Its powerful Coronagraph Instrument will also test new technologies for blocking the glare of distant stars, bringing scientists closer to directly imaging Earth-like exoplanets.
In this special program, Zimmerman — Coronagraph Scientist for the Roman Space Telescope Project Science team at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center — will share how this remarkable observatory is being built, what it may reveal and why Roman could transform the way we understand our place in the cosmos.
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