NASA's Curious Universe

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

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Launching Soon: NASA’s Roman Space Telescope

NASA is about to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which will change the way we see the universe and settle essential questions about some of the biggest mysteries out there. In a new limited series, Curious Universe takes you behind the scenes with NASA scientists an ... Show more

. 4min 44sec

Roman Series: NASA’s New View of the Dark Universe

Meet NASA’s newest space telescope: Roman. With similar resolution to Hubble but a field of view 100 times larger, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will settle essential questions in astronomy. NASA scientists Josh Schlieder and Alina Kiessling explain how that wide view wil ... Show more

. 39min 11sec

Roman Series: Jupiters Around Other Suns

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is on a quest to discover planets outside our solar system. NASA scientists Bertrand Mennesson and Vanessa Bailey explain how Roman’s wide view will spot as many as 100,000 new exoplanets in a galactic census that will change how we unders ... Show more

. 32min 17sec

Roman Series: The Technology Inside NASA’s Newest Space Telescope

What makes NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope a powerful tool with an unprecedented wide view of the cosmos? NASA engineers who designed, built, and tested Roman pop the hood to explain the unique technology inside. Go inside the huge NASA clean room where Roman was built, ... Show more

. 32min 56sec

Roman Series: Why NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Make Unexpected Discoveries

Take a deep dive into the science of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope with Julie McEnery, Roman's senior project scientist. Learn why Roman’s survey data will be so detailed that they could cover a 4K screen the size of dozens of city blocks and why Julie says she doesn’t ... Show more

. 26min 31sec