The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is ready to launch

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is ready to launch

August 26, 2026 · 56 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the upcoming launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and its implications for dark energy and exoplanet research.

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is preparing to launch, promising to transform our understanding of dark energy and exoplanets. We talk with Julie McEnery, senior project scientist for Roman at NASA Goddard, and Jason Rhodes, project scientist for Roman at JPL, about what's ahead.

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