Project News

NASA Successfully Joins Sunshade to Roman Observatory’s ‘Exoskeleton’

Roman • February 12th, 2025

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully integrated the mission’s deployable aperture cover — a visor-like sunshade that will help prevent unwanted light...

NASA Scientists Spot Candidate for Speediest Exoplanet System

Roman • February 10th, 2025

Astronomers may have discovered a scrawny star bolting through the middle of our galaxy with a planet in tow. If confirmed, the pair sets a new record for the fastest-moving...

New Simulated Universe Previews Panoramas From NASA’s Roman Telescope

Roman • January 14th, 2025

Astronomers have released a set of more than a million simulated images showcasing the cosmos as NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will see it. This preview will...

NASA Joins Telescope, Instruments to Roman Spacecraft

Roman • January 8th, 2025

Technicians have successfully integrated NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s payload – the telescope, instrument carrier, and two instruments – to the spacecraft that...

NASA Successfully Integrates Roman Mission’s Telescope, Instruments

Roman • December 12th, 2024

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully integrated the mission’s telescope and two instruments onto the instrument carrier, marking the completion of the...

Telescope for NASA’s Roman Mission Complete, Delivered to Goddard

Roman • November 14th, 2024

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 delivery: the Optical...

NASA Successfully Integrates Coronagraph for Roman Space Telescope

Roman • October 28th, 2024

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully completed integration of the Roman Coronagraph Instrument onto Roman’s Instrument Carrier, a piece of...

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

Roman • October 8th, 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...

NASA Completes Spacecraft to Transport, Support Roman Space Telescope

Roman • September 17th, 2024

The spacecraft bus that will deliver NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to its orbit and enable it to function once there is now complete after years of construction,...

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope to Investigate Galactic Fossils

Roman • August 29th, 2024

The universe is a dynamic, ever-changing place where galaxies are dancing, merging together, and shifting appearance. Unfortunately, because these changes take millions or...