Nancy Roman Space Telescope: NASA’s New View of the Cosmos

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By Eduardo BaldaciModern astronomy is about to experience one of its most decisive milestones since the deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope. NASA has begun the countdown to the mission of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (formerly known as WFIRST — Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope). The Technical Concept: The Power of the “Panoramic Viewfinder”The architecture of the Nancy Roman establishes a complementary approach to previous space missions. Credit: NASAScientific Pillars: From Large Structures to ExoplanetsThe scientific suite of the Nancy Roman focuses on three strategic areas of modern astrophysics:1. If the host star possesses planets, these bodies create additional small anomalies in the detected light curve.