NASA has finished building the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, completing assembly of the agency’s next flagship ...

The final integration of the telescope's major observatory components took place on Nov. 25 inside NASA's Goddard Space ...

NASA recently put a crucial part of the Roman Space Telescope — the Outer Barrel Assembly — through a rigorous "spin test" designed to evaluate its resilience against the intense gravitational forces ...

(CNN) — An upcoming NASA telescope has been named the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in honor of the agency’s first chief of astronomy. The telescope, which is currently in development and expected ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This article is more than 5 years old. NASA’s Wide Field ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the history of science and exploration. In 1942, the head of the physics department at Swarthmore College told an eager ...

NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) is now named the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, after NASA’s first Chief of Astronomy. Credits: NASA NASA is naming its next-generation space ...

NASA has completed assembly of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, preparing for final testing and launch by May 2027 to ...

If you feel a thrill every time we discover something new about the cosmos, then November 25th may have been a noteworthy day ...

The test took place inside a massive centrifuge that mimics the elevated gravity conditions of a space mission. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...