New American unit of measurement just dropped.
(The Roman Space Telescope is about the same size as an adult T-Rex)

#RomanSpaceTelescope #nancyromanspacetelescope #NGRST #space #aerospace #science #astronomy

Roman, Hubble's 300-Megapixel Successor, Will Map the Universe

300-megapixel wide field camera will map the cosmos.

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@jwuphysics I’m excited for #NGRST! ✨

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope filter wheel for the Wide Field Instrument has now been installed, and is on its way to thermal vacuum chamber (TVAC) testing!

https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/nasas-roman-mission-completes-key-optical-components/

#astrodon #astronomy #ngrst #space

NASA’s Roman Mission Completes Key Optical Components

Engineers at Ball Aerospace, one of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's industrial partners, have installed and aligned the element wheel assembly into the observatory’s Wide Field Instrument. The assembly will help Roman solve some of the most profound mysteries in astrophysics.

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Currently scheduled to launch in 2027, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (#NGRST) will observe the universe to answer crucial questions needed for the complete understanding of our universe, especially in the areas of dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics.

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