Our @NASARoman space telescope is officially slated to launch on Aug. 30!
Get the details and follow Roman's journey on our new Roman Space Telescope blog:
Astronomers using radio telescope observations to get an inside look at an interstellar comet have gleaned new insights into when and where the celestial object formed.
We've finished fueling up our @NASARoman telescope, bringing it one step closer to its targeted liftoff on Aug. 30.
Learn more about the process and find out what's next for our mystery-solving mission:
Current view through my 17" telescope. This is a single raw 10 minute exposure. It's monochrome because this is just one of 3 color channels.
The color is split up into separate exposures to maximize efficiency and light gathering power!
After several hundred of these photos captured over many nights, I'll combine them all and have a stunning, colorful photo to share with you!