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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

The Roman Space Telescope is a NASA observatory designed to settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics.

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A Wide Field of View

The Roman Space Telescope will have a panoramic field of view of the universe that is 100 times wider than the Hubble Space Telescope.

Why Roman?

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Dark Energy

The Roman Space Telescope will delve into the mystery of dark energy by studying how the distribution of galaxies and dark matter has changed throughout cosmic history.

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Look Around the Telescope

This interactive feature provides views of the telescope from various perspectives. Check the completion status, and discover exactly where the pieces are being built.

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Roman Video Game

You have been given observation time on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope! How many astrophysical objects can you catch?

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Exoplanets

The Roman Space Telescope will complete the statistical census of planetary systems in the galaxy by using microlensing, the universe’s own magnifying glass, to find more than a thousand exoplanets.

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Roman Stories

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope’s ‘Exoskeleton’ Whirls Through Major Test

OCT 8, 2024 - A major component of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope just took a spin on the centrifuge at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Called the Outer Barrel Assembly, this piece of the observatory is designed to keep the telescope at a stable temperature and shield it from stray light.

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For Scientists


Engaging with Roman

Each of the Core Community Surveys will provide data to many teams conducting a large number of diverse science investigations. Roman’s science objectives that will be addressed by the Core Community Surveys are Astrophysics with wide area near-IR surveys, Cosmology, and Exoplanet demographics. View the Core Community Survey Definition process 

The Coronagraph Community Participation Program

The Coronagraph Community Participation Program (CPP) is planning and execute Coronagraph Instrument technology demonstration observations. The CPP is composed of multiple, competitively selected small, US-based teams, members of the Roman Project Team, and international partner teams from ESA, JAXA, CNES, and the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy. The primary goals of the CPP are to prepare simulation tools, target databases, and data reduction software for the execution of the Coronagraph Instrument technology demonstration. Get more information about the Coronagraph CPP

The Widefield Instrument Core Community Surveys

Each of the Core Community Surveys will provide data to many teams conducting a large number of diverse science investigations. Roman’s science objectives that will be addressed by the Core Community Surveys are Astrophysics with wide area near-IR surveys, Cosmology, and Exoplanet demographics. View the Core Community Survey Definition process

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Visit the Roman Space Telescope Partner Websites

IPAC/Caltech
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)


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Contact

NASA Official: Julie McEnery
Media Inquiries: Claire Andreoli
Website Curator: Jennifer Brill



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