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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Has a Hidden Technological Leap

Saturday, August 29, 2026


NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will test technology designed to detect Earth-like planets in orbit around distant stars. The equipment is scheduled for evaluation during the telescope's mission operations. Success in the testing phase would enable the instrument to be used in future exoplanet detection efforts.

Original reporting: https://www.wired.com/story/nasas-nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope-coronagraph-leap/

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