Sneak peek at NASA's newest space telescope
From Cool Science Radio by Lynn Ware Peek, Scott Greenberg
June 11, 2026 · 25 min
About this episode
NASA Scientist Dominic Benford discusses the upcoming launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and its mission to map the universe.
NASA Scientist Dominic Benford takes a behind the scenes look at NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope before it launches in September. Learn how this first-of-its-kind observatory will map the universe one panoramic frame at a time.
People in this episode
Hosts: Lynn Ware Peek, Scott Greenberg
Guest: Dominic Benford
Topics covered
- NASA
- space telescope
- astronomy
- universe mapping
- science
Keywords
- NASA
- space telescope
- Dominic Benford
- universe
- astronomy
- Nancy Grace Roman
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NASA
Products: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
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