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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope’s ‘Exoskeleton’ Whirls Through Major Test

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A major component of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope just took a spin on the centrifuge at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Called the Outer Barrel Assembly, this piece of the observatory is designed to keep…

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NASA’s TESS Spots Record-Breaking Stellar Triplets

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Professional and amateur astronomers teamed up with artificial intelligence to find an unmatched stellar trio called TIC 290061484, thanks to cosmic “strobe lights” captured by NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite).  The system contains a set of twin stars orbiting…

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A collage of eight images and a text box that says “Space Crafts with NASA.” The top row from left to right shows marshmallows connected by toothpicks in the shape of the Orion constellation, a ball of swirled black and purple dough with some silver glitter in the black portions, a sparkly bluish goop, and a dark purple sucker with silver glitter. The bottom row from left to right shows three pastel colored misshapen balls on a pink plate (one of the balls is fizzing), a black sphere, a mason jar of purplish pink glitter, and a pinwheel with a space pattern.

Launch Your Creativity with These Space Crafts!

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In honor of the completion of our Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s spacecraft — the vehicle that will maneuver the observatory to its place in space and enable it to function once there — we’re bringing you some space crafts…

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NASA Completes Spacecraft to Transport, Support Roman Space Telescope

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The spacecraft bus that will deliver NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to its orbit and enable it to function once there is now complete after years of construction, installation, and testing. Now that the spacecraft is assembled, engineers will…

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Aaron Vigil Helps Give SASS to Roman Space Telescope

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The stars in the big Wyoming skies inspired Aaron Vigil as a child to dream big. Today, he’s a mechanical engineer working on the Solar Array Sun Shield (SASS) for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope at Goddard. Name: Aaron…

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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope to Investigate Galactic Fossils

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The universe is a dynamic, ever-changing place where galaxies are dancing, merging together, and shifting appearance. Unfortunately, because these changes take millions or billions of years, telescopes can only provide snapshots, squeezed into a human lifetime. However, galaxies leave behind…

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Solar Panels for NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Pass Key Tests

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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s Solar Array Sun Shield has successfully completed recent tests, signaling that the assembly is on track to be completed on schedule. The panels are designed to power and shade the observatory, enabling all the…

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A spiral galaxy with three prominent arms wrapping around it. The galaxy holds plenty of extra gas and dark dust between the arms. There are shining blue points throughout the arms and some patches of gas out beyond the galaxy’s edge, where stars are forming. The center of the galaxy also shines brightly. It is on a dark background where some small orange dots mark distant galaxies.

NASA Selects 5 New Roman Technology Fellows in Astrophysics

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NASA has awarded Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowships (RTF) to five early-career researchers in astrophysics for the class of 2023.  The program will support the advancement of their ideas for new technologies to further the exploration of the universe.  This…

Article2 months ago

Primary Instrument for Roman Space Telescope Arrives at NASA Goddard

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The primary instrument for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a sophisticated camera that will survey the cosmos from the outskirts of our solar system all the way out to the edge of the observable universe. Called the Wide…

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NASA Tests Deployment of Roman Space Telescope’s ‘Visor’

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The “visor” for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope recently completed several environmental tests simulating the conditions it will experience during launch and in space. Called the Deployable Aperture Cover, this large sunshade is designed to keep unwanted light out…

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