Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Building Roman

Technicians have completed the construction of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The Roman observatory is slated to launch no later than May 2027, with the team aiming for as early as fall 2026. The mission will revolutionize our understanding of the universe with its deep, crisp, sweeping views of space. More than a thousand […]

Posted January 29, 2026

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Exoplanet Detection Methods

Exoplanets

Galaxies

Goddard Space Flight Center

Gravitational Microlensing

Stars

The Milky Way

The Universe

Journey to Center of Milky Way With Upcoming NASA Roman Core Survey

At the heart of our own galaxy, there is a dense thicket of stars with a supermassive black hole at the very center. NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will provide the deepest-ever view of this zone, revealing stars, planets, and unique objects that resist definition. Based on the input of astronomers from across the […]

Posted January 23, 2026

Missions

Artemis

Artemis 2

Artemis Accords

Humans in Space

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

NASA Unlocks Golden Age of Innovation, Exploration in Trump’s First Year

One year into President Donald J. Trump’s second term, NASA is delivering measurable progress across human spaceflight, science, aeronautics, and cutting-edge technology.

Posted January 20, 2026

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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Completed

Two technicians look up at NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope after its inner and outer segments were connected at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland on Nov. 25, 2025. This marked the end of Roman’s construction. After final testing, the telescope will move to the launch site at NASA’s Kennedy Space […]

Posted December 4, 2025

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Dark Energy

Dark Matter

Exoplanets

Goddard Space Flight Center

Stars

The Universe

NASA Completes Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Construction

NASA’s next big eye on the cosmos is now fully assembled. On Nov. 25, technicians joined the inner and outer portions of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in the largest clean room at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. “Completing the Roman observatory brings us to a defining moment for the […]

Posted December 4, 2025

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

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NASA’s Roman Observatory Passes Spate of Key Tests

NASA’s nearly complete Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has made another set of critical strides toward launch. This fall, the outer portion passed two tests — a shake test and an intense sound blast — to ensure its successful launch. The inner portion of the observatory underwent a major 65-day thermal vacuum test, showing that […]

Posted November 25, 2025

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Galaxies

Kepler / K2

Stars

The Milky Way

The Universe

NASA’s Roman Could Bring New Waves of Information on Galaxy’s Stars

Lee esta nota de prensa en español aqui. A team of researchers has confirmed stars ring loud and clear in a “key” that will harmonize well with the science goals and capabilities of NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Stars’ turbulent natures produce waves that cause fluctuations in their overall brightness. By studying these […]

Posted November 20, 2025

Exoplanets

Exoplanet Discoveries

Gas Giant Exoplanets

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Kepler / K2

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Neptune-Like Exoplanets

Super-Earth Exoplanets

Terrestrial Exoplanets

TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite)

The Search for Life

NASA’s Tally of Planets Outside Our Solar System Reaches 6,000

The milestone highlights the accelerating rate of discoveries, just over three decades since the first exoplanets were found. The official number of exoplanets — planets outside our solar system — tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are added to the count on a rolling basis by scientists from around the world, so no […]

Posted September 17, 2025

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Galaxies

Protostars

Stars

The Milky Way

How NASA’s Roman Mission Will Unveil Our Home Galaxy Using Cosmic Dust

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help scientists better understand our Milky Way galaxy’s less sparkly components — gas and dust strewn between stars, known as the interstellar medium.

Posted September 16, 2025

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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

People of Goddard

Ami Choi: Unraveling the Invisible Universe

Research Astrophysicist and Roman’s Deputy Wide Field Instrument Scientist – Goddard Space Flight Center From a young age, Ami Choi — now a research astrophysicist at NASA — was drawn to the vast and mysterious. By the fifth grade, she had narrowed her sights to two career paths: marine biology or astrophysics. “I’ve always been […]

Posted September 9, 2025