Tuesday, August 11, 2026; 2pm - 3pm Eastern / 11am - 12pm Pacific
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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope may launch as early as September 2026; join us as we learn more about Roman and prepare to engage learners through national events. We will be joined by experts from the Space Telescope Science Institute and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, who will share details about the telescope, the science behind the spacecraft’s new technology, and provide information about how you can access a collection of public engagement resources and professional training materials developed by NASA’s Universe of Learning. Be ready to bring the excitement of Roman to your community!
Quick facts about the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope:
- Roman will have a mirror the size of the Hubble Space Telescope, with a layer of silver less than 400 nanometers thick — about 200 times thinner than a human hair.
- Roman will orbit the Sun one million miles away from Earth like the Webb Space Telescope, but will have a field of view over 100 times wider than Hubble and Webb.
- Roman will be able to survey the sky 1,000 times faster than Hubble, with equivalent image resolution in the near infrared.
- Roman was designed to settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics.
Resources
Presenters
Yesenia Perez
Senior Education Specialist, Space Telescope Science Institute, NASA’s Universe of Learning, Baltimore, MD
Rob Zellem
Research Astrophysicist, Exoplanets and Stellar Astrophysics Laboratory, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
