Project News

Probing the Hubble Constant with NASA's WFIRST

Roman • January 10th, 2020

Discrepancies in the Hubble constant, which describes how fast the universe is expanding, have vexed astronomers for years. Values predicted from observations of the early...

Simulated Image Demonstrates the Power of NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope

Roman • January 7th, 2020

Imagine a fleet of 100 Hubble Space Telescopes, deployed in a strategic space-invader-shaped array a million miles from Earth, scanning the universe at warp speed.

Simulated WFIRST Coronagraph Image of 47 Ursae Majoris, Showing Two Detected Planets

Roman • June 26th, 2017

Simulation of the WFIRST Coronagraph image of star 47 Ursae Majoris.

Are planets like those in 'Star Wars: Rogue One' really out there? NASA plans to find out

Roman • December 15th, 2016

In the "Star Wars" universe, ice, ocean and desert planets burst from the darkness as your ship drops out of light speed. But these worlds might be more than just science fiction.

WFIRST Will Help to Search for Planets Such As Those Seen in Star Wars

Roman • December 15th, 2016

In the "Star Wars" universe, ice, ocean and desert planets burst from the darkness as your ship drops out of light speed. But these worlds might be more than just science...

NASA's New Great Observatory Takes Shape with the Support of Caltech/IPAC

Roman • March 17th, 2016

In mid-February, NASA gave the official go-ahead for the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), a next generation observatory slated to launch into space in the...

NASA Introduces New, Wider Set of Eyes on the Universe

Roman • February 18th, 2016

After years of preparatory studies, NASA is formally starting an astrophysics mission designed to help unlock the secrets of the universe -- the Wide Field Infrared Survey...