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.