The Hunt for Dark Energy with Jason Rhodes

The Hunt for Dark Energy with Jason Rhodes

August 25, 2026 · 50 min · Season 17 · Episode 51

About this episode

Neil deGrasse Tyson and Paul Mecurio discuss the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's mission to investigate dark energy and dark matter with guest Jason Rhodes.

How do you build a telescope to study something you can't see? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Paul Mecurio sit down with Jason Rhodes, senior research scientist at JPL, to explore the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and its search for answers on dark energy and dark matter.

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