Seeing Exoplanets Like Never Before | Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Seeing Exoplanets Like Never Before | Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Instrument Overview: NASA's upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a flagship astrophysics mission, will launch with a very special piece of technology on board that will directly observe exoplanets like never before: the Roman Coronagraph Instrument. 

The Roman Coronagraph, the most powerful coronagraph ever flown in space, will block the light from host stars, allowing scientists to directly observe exoplanets, or worlds beyond our solar system. 

The coronagraph is a technology demonstration that will show how this cutting-edge technology can work in space. These types of technologies will be necessary for future missions like NASA’s proposed Habitable Worlds Observatory mission concept.

For more information about the Roman Coronagraph Instrument, visit: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/roman-space-telescope/coronagraph/

Learn about Dr. Nancy Grace Roman

https://science.nasa.gov/people/nancy-roman/

Learn more about NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope:

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/the-nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/GSFC

Duration: 2 minutes, 14 seconds

Release Date: May 21, 2024

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