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STScI is the Science Operations Center for Webb, Hubble, and the upcoming Roman space telescopes, & Mission Operations Center for Webb. We help humanity explore the universe with advanced space telescopes and data archive. news.stsci.edu

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Space Telescope Science Institute@stsci.edu · 5h ago

Curious about what’s next for #NASARoman as it nears launch? The Roman blog is NASA's hub for the mission's launch updates, where all are invited for behind-the-scenes looks on Roman's road to launch and operations.

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Archives - NASA Science

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope blog is NASA's hub for the mission's launch updates, where all are invited for behind-the-scenes looks on Roman's road to launch and beyond. This flagship mission's vast, deep surveys will help astronomers explore d...

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Space Telescope Science Institute@stsci.edu · yesterday

On July 27, technicians at Kennedy Space Center in Florida installed a memory card containing 1,350,144 names as part of a commemorative plaque on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. #NASARoman

NASA's Roman Telescope to Carry 1.35 Million Names to Deep Space

On July 27, technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida installed a memory card containing 1,350,144 names as part of a commemorative plaque on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

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Space Telescope Science Institute@stsci.edu · 5d ago

What do little red dots become as the universe ages? It’s been a question since they were discovered in the high-redshift universe by #NASAWebb in 2022. With each new observation, astronomers have gradually learned more about the nature of these mysterious red sources. (1/4) 🧵 🔭

A rectangular image with thousands of galaxies of various shapes and colors on the black background of space. Some are noticeably spirals, either face-on or edge-on, while others are blobby ellipticals. Many are too small to discern any structure. One prominent foreground star at top center features Webb’s signature 8-point diffraction spikes. At upper right, a box shows a zoomed in portion of the image. The pullout features a spiral galaxy labeled “WISEA J123635.56+621424.2.” The galaxy has a bright yellow center and faint brown arms speckled with regions of blue that appear to wind clockwise around the galaxy’s core.
Space Telescope Science Institute@stsci.edu · 5d ago

We are fewer than 30 days from the launch of #NASARoman! Roman is set to launch on August 30 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The telescope was assembled at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and had to travel to Kennedy for its launch. 🔭 Credit: NASA's GSFC; Music: “Unity for Liberty,” UPM

Space Telescope Science Institute@stsci.edu · 6d ago

Hubble has conducted two gigantic surveys that combined to image about two-thirds of the Andromeda’s disk. Using that data, astronomers measured 200 million individual stars to tease out the history of star formation in our neighboring galaxy. (1/6) 🧵 🔭

The left half of the disk of the Andromeda galaxy, with a jagged outer edge at the top and bottom on a black background. At right, the galaxy’s center is a horizontal yellow oval extending across about a third of the image. Two crescent shaped clumpy, dark dust lanes with abundant stars throughout extend out from the center. The galaxy becomes bluer as you move outward. At top middle, the satellite galaxy M32 appears as a small, fuzzy yellow oval. Within the disk of Andromeda, two regions at upper right and lower middle are outlined in small white boxes labeled 1 and 2, respectively. At the left side of the image, those two regions are enlarged in pullouts. Both contain a dense, grainy-appearing field of thousands of stars. Region 1 is noticeably bluer than region 2 and contains blue star-forming clumps.
Space Telescope Science Institute@stsci.edu · 6d ago

STScI's Dr. Rachel Beaton will join this panel to explore Dr. Roman's scientific vision, leadership, philanthropy, and enduring influence on astronomy. 🔭

The Astro Society@astrosociety.org · 6d ago

FREE panel event kicking off our conference on Thursday, August 27 at 5pm PT/8pm ET! Celebrate the life & legacy of Dr. Nancy Grace Roman with a panel moderated by Dr. France Córdova, exploring Dr. Roman’s vision, leadership, philanthropy, & enduring influence on astronomy. Our esteemed panel:

Space Telescope Science Institute@stsci.edu · 6d ago

The countdown is on for the debut of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is named for NASA’s first chief astronomer. The Roman telescope is slated to launch on Aug. 30 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, per NASA. #NASARoman

Here's What The ‘Most Advanced Telescope Ever' Is Going to Reveal

The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope is expected to launch Aug. 30 and help unlock mysteries around dark matter, exoplanets and more.

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Space Telescope Science Institute@stsci.edu · last wk.

Technicians completed fueling #NASARoman, bringing it an important step closer to launch. 🚀 On July 25, the team completed operations that carefully loaded 290 gallons of hydrazine fuel into the observatory at the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA Fuels Roman Space Telescope for Late August Launch

Technicians have completed fueling NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, bringing it an important step closer to launch.

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Space Telescope Science Institute@stsci.edu · 2w ago

Can you spot the hidden galaxy? The bright blue spiral arm of one galaxy appears to contain a dusty orange patch that is in fact an entire galaxy in itself, according to Hubble’s velocity data. Eventually all three may merge to form a single galaxy. Credit: NASA, ESA.

Space Telescope Science Institute@stsci.edu · 2w ago

Protostar IRAS 04302+2247 will one day emerge from its “cocoon” of gas and dust. 🦋 #NASAWebb and Hubble looked at this baby star, capturing aspects like the protoplanetary disk and two wing-shaped reflection nebulas. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, M. Villenave et. al.

Toward the top left is protostar IRAS 04302+2247, which looks like a butterfly against the black background of space. The nebula’s bright core is split by a narrow, vertical dark band, its “body.” Two rainbow lobes of light radiate outward from the dark band, shaped like butterfly wings. The right lobe is more diffuse and significantly larger than the left lobe, extending toward the bottom right. Numerous background galaxies and stars are visible across the field.