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science-and-technology1 year ago•4 min saved

NASA's Roman Space Telescope Prepares for 2027 Launch to Explore Alien Worlds

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has received its Optical Telescope Assembly, marking a significant milestone in its development. Delivered to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, the assembly includes a primary mirror and supporting structures, crucial for the telescope's mission to survey the universe using infrared technology. The telescope's design and performance are critical for the mission's success, with rigorous testing ensuring its readiness for space conditions. The Roman Space Telescope is on track for a May 2027 launch, aiming to explore cosmic phenomena with unprecedented detail.

via NASA|

#infrared-observations #nasa #optical-telescope-assembly

space2 years ago•6 min saved

"NASA's Roman Mission: Unveiling the Flickering Lights of the Milky Way"

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set to launch in 2027, will conduct a Galactic Bulge Time-Domain Survey, monitoring hundreds of millions of stars in the Milky Way to detect flickers that indicate the presence of planets, distant stars, icy objects, black holes, and more. The mission aims to set a new record for the farthest-known exoplanet and explore the center of our galaxy, providing insights into different galactic neighborhoods and the formation and evolution of planetary systems. The survey will also study brown dwarfs, neutron stars, stellar-mass black holes, and Kuiper belt objects, while conducting stellar seismology studies on a million giant stars.

via Phys.org|

#exoplanets #milky-way #nasa