Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope: Quick Facts

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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Enters Final Commissioning Phase • Oct. 22, 2026, 3:43 PM ET (NASA Science (.gov))

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Is Sharper Than Anyone Expected • Oct. 20, 2026, 7:25 PM ET (SciTechDaily)

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope exceeds expectations by nearly 30% • Oct. 17, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (Science Daily)

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Rendering of a side view of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

The telescope at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

Illustration of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope with labeled features including solar array sun shield, communications antenna, primary mirror, coronagraph, and wide field instrument. Insets compare its field of view to Hubble and show its ability to block glare for imaging planets. A scale diagram shows the mirror's 2.4 meter diameter.

Animated illustration of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in the center with the Hubble Space Telescope on the left and the James Webb Space Telescope on the right, under a headline reading Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

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