A NASA infrared space telescope named for Nancy Grace Roman, NASA's first chief astronomer and a key figure in establishing the Hubble Space Telescope program. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was launched on a trajectory toward a Sun-Earth L2 orbit on 30 August 2026. It carries a Hubble-class mirror paired with a much wider field of view, and it is designed for large-area surveys of dark energy, exoplanets and infrared astrophysics.
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is a NASA infrared space telescope that was launched on a trajectory toward a Sun-Earth L2 orbit
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The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a NASA infrared space telescope that was launched on a trajectory toward a Sun-Earth L2 orbit on 30 August 2026.
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The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a NASA infrared space telescope that was launched on a trajectory toward a Sun-Earth L2 orbit on 30 August 2026.
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NASA announced on 15 September 2026, activation of Wide Field Instrument (WFI) and stretched the Corongraph instrument limbs after it was activated two weeks ago. == Partnerships == The Roman project office is located at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, Maryland, and holds responsibility for overall project management.
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The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a NASA infrared space telescope that was launched on a trajectory toward a Sun-Earth L2 orbit on 30 August 2026.
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