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'The possibilities are truly breathtaking': NASA's Roman Space Telescope will take better images and last longer than experts predicted
Live Science · By Harry Baker ·
The Brief
- NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is nearing its final destination, more than 1 million miles (1.6 million km) from Earth.
- The telescope is reported to be performing better than expected, with better images and longer expected lifetime than experts predicted.
- Once in position, it is set to survey the universe and is expected to find an estimated 100,000 new exoplanets.
Why it matters
Roman's better-than-expected performance suggests more science output and possibly longer operations, which matters for astronomers planning observations and surveys.
Who’s affected
- astronomers and astrophysicists
- exoplanet researchers
- space engineers and mission planners
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is nearing its final destination more than 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) from Earth, where it will soon scour the universe for a host of cosmological treasures, including an estimated 100,000 new alien worlds. But even before…
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Live Science reports Roman is nearing its final destination with better-than-expected performance
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'The possibilities are truly breathtaking': NASA's Roman Space Telescope will take better images and last longer than experts predicted