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How does the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope compare to the Hubble Space Telescope?

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The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has a field of view over a hundred times larger than that of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Its primary mirror is the same size as the HST’s, 2.4 meters (7.9 feet) in diameter. The HST is sensitive to a wider range of light than the Roman Space Telescope.