A black hole’s gravity bends light rays from a star far behind it, so that the star not only seems to brighten, but also seems to be in a different place. The star (yellow circle, middle left) sends light (solid yellow line) toward the black hole (black dot), which bends the light so that observers on Earth (blue circle) see the star appear elsewhere (yellow circle, lower left). Image credit: Lucy Reading-Ikkanda (artist)

It turns out a #BlackHole can be solitary, unbound to any #star. Studying these celestial loners could offer fresh insights into the fates of massive stars. A PNAS Core Concept: https://ow.ly/xPBi50YJUr5

#astronomy #RomanSpaceTelescope #HubbleTelescope #JWST #NASA #ESA

A black hole’s gravity bends light rays from a star far behind it, so that the star not only seems to brighten, but also seems to be in a different place. The star (yellow circle, middle left) sends light (solid yellow line) toward the black hole (black dot), which bends the light so that observers on Earth (blue circle) see the star appear elsewhere (yellow circle, lower left). Image credit: Lucy Reading-Ikkanda (artist).

A solitary #BlackHole unbound to any #star. Studying these celestial objects could offer fresh insights into the fates of massive stars. A PNAS Core Concept piece: https://ow.ly/zM4S50YFL6B

#LoneBlackHoles #astronomy #RomanSpaceTelescope #HubbleTelescope #JWST #NASA #ESA

Roman Space Telescope on track for September launch NASA expects to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope as soon as September, seeing it as evidence the agency can do flagships on cost and schedule.

This is great news. This telescope, with its wide field of view, will be like having 100 Hubble Space Telescopes. #roman #romanspacetelescope #NGRST
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The $4.3 billion space telescope Trump tried to cancel is now complete https://arstechni.ca #goddardspaceflightcenter #romanspacetelescope #darkenergy #exoplanets #astronomy #Science #Space #NASA

NASA Announces Plan to Map Milky Way With Roman Space Telescope NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has released detailed plans for a major survey that will reveal our home galaxy, the Milky Way, in unprecedented detail. In one month of observations spread...

NASA Announces Plan to Map Milky Way With Roman Space Telescope #Science #Space #Astronomy #MilkyWayMapping #RomanSpaceTelescope #NASA

We added 2 more dates to our Astro Event calendar:
- possible launch month (May 2027) of NASA's Roman Space Telescope (thanks to Sara Angeloni)
- Space Tech Expo Europe in Nov 2026

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Roman Space Telescope Joins Earth's Asteroid Defence Team When NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches in October 2026, it won't just be peering into the distant universe to study dark energy and exoplanets. This powerful observatory will also serve...

Roman Space Telescope Joins Earth's Asteroid Defence Team #Science #Space #AsteroidScience #AsteroidDefense #SpaceExploration #RomanSpaceTelescope

NASA installs key 'sunblock' shield on Roman Space Telescope Technicians have successfully installed two sunshields onto NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's inner segment. Along with the observatory's Solar Array Sun Shield and Deployable Aperture Cover, the panels (together called the Lower Instrument Sun Shade) will play a critical role in keeping Roman's instruments cool and stable as the mission explores the infrared universe.

✨Roman Space Telescope gets crucial heat shields!🌌 Protecting sensitive instruments to unveil the infrared universe. Cool science is coming!🚀 #RomanSpaceTelescope

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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set to launch in 2027, will transform space observation by creating time-lapse movies of cosmic events.

#NASA #RomanSpaceTelescope #SpaceExploration #Supernova #Exoplanets

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope: Uncovering 100,000 Cosmic Explosions—and Our Universal Secrets Get ready for a front-row seat to the cosmos’ most dazzling fireworks. NASA is set to launch the N...

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It is shaking in excitement for all the discoveries it will make. 😉 #RomanSpaceTelescope #astrophysics

Hubble goods-south field Credit: NASA

NASA Science: Roman Space Telescope article (Sep 21, 2021)

NASA’s #RomanSpaceTelescope will transform our view of galaxy evolution with its wide field and high resolution.

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Key Portion of NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Clears Thermal Vacuum Test - NASA One half of NASA’s nearly complete Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope just passed a lengthy test to ensure it will function properly in the space environment.

Via #NASA - Key Portion of NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Clears Thermal Vacuum Test - www.nasa.gov/missions/rom... #RomanSpaceTelescope

Hubble goods-south field Credit: NASA

NASA Science: Roman Space Telescope article (Sep 21, 2021)

NASA’s #RomanSpaceTelescope will transform our view of galaxy evolution with its wide field and high resolution.

science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/a-new-understanding-of-galaxy-evolution-with-nasas-roman-space-telescope/

Little suprise that Trump gas slashed #NASA's science budget jepodizing the #Romanspacetelescope. To this ignorant ape the quest for knowledge, the desire to understand the cosmos is worthless, he can't exploit it for pumping his own ego

Hubble goods-south field Credit: NASA

NASA Science: Roman Space Telescope article (Sep 21, 2021)

NASA’s #RomanSpaceTelescope will transform our view of galaxy evolution with its wide field and high resolution.

science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/a-new-understanding-of-galaxy-evolution-with-nasas-roman-space-telescope/

Roman Space Telescope Nears Completion with Sunshade Integration NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has achieved a significant milestone with the successful integration of its deployable sunshade, a critical component designed to enhance the observatory's sensitivity to faint cosmic light.

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope achieves a major milestone with the integration of its deployable sunshade, paving the way for unprecedented cosmic discoveries.

#NASA #RomanSpaceTelescope #SpaceExploration

NASA Scientific Visualization Studio | Roman SCIPA Hyperwall Time-lapse This 3x3-hyperwall-resolution time-lapse video of Roman shows the major integration steps of the key systems to form SCIPA, or the Spacecraft Integrated Payload Assembly. It includes the spacecraft bu...

Great timelapse of the #RomanSpaceTelescope coming together! Most of this happened in about a month and a half right before the holiday (the exception being the installation of CGI, which happened earlier in the fall).

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Roman Space Telescope Could Image 100 Hubble Ultra Deep Fields at Once

Roman Space Telescope Could Image 100 Hubble Ultra Deep Fields at Once, stay tuned for latest updates on Roman Space Telescope as NASA gets ready to launch it into the space. hubblesite.org/contents/new... #RomanSpaceTelescope #Space

Meet Nancy Grace Roman, the "Mother of Hubble"! Discover her incredible contributions to NASA missions & how her legacy lives on with the Roman Space Telescope. 🌌✨
📽️ Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=87dw...
#NancyGraceRoman #RomanSpaceTelescope #NASA #WomenInSTEM

Telescope for NASA’s Roman Mission Complete, Delivered to Goddard - NASA NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is one giant step closer to unlocking the mysteries of the universe. The mission has now received its final major

Telescope for NASA’s Roman Mission Complete, Delivered to Goddard #RomanSpaceTelescope #NASA www.nasa.gov/missions/rom...

Looking through the observation window into a giant clean room. Inside a banner reads Goddard Space Flight Center with the NASA meatball. On the floor level are pieces of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope that are being built and assembled though work is paused because it’s lunch time. In the center of the photo is the telescope mirror that light from stars and galaxies will enter and refract into the sensor.

Visited the observation overlook at Goddard to check in on Nancy. She’s starting to look more like herself as the next space telescope ☄️🛰️🔭 #RomanSpaceTelescope #space

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is one giant step closer to unlocking the mysteries of the universe. #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #NancyGraceRoamanSpaceTelescope #NASA #OpticalTelescopeAssembly #RomanSpaceTelescope
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Short but lovely trip to Rochester for the #HabitableWorldsObservatory meeting planning for this future NASA flagship as AGN working group co-chair and hanging out with friends! And I got to see the #RomanSpaceTelescope at L3Harris before it ships to Goddard in a couple of weeks. So exciting!

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. #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #NASA #RomanSpaceTelescope
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#Romanspacetelescope #microlensing survey will monitor 100 million #Stars over hundreds of days, likely detecting around 2,500 #exoplanets
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NASA to launch Roman Space telescope; 100 times wider View than Hubble  - Indian Flash NASA to launch Roman Space telescope; 100 times wider View than Hubble

#Romanspacetelescope surveys will examine #galaxies dating back to when the #universe was only 4% of its current age—about half a billion years old.
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