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Roman Telescope Peers Into Alien Worlds | Science News
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is about to change how we see exoplanets, armed with cutting-edge tech to directly image distant worlds—something that’s been nearly impossible due to the blinding glare of their host stars. With a mirror as big as Hubble’s but a much wider field of view, it can survey vast areas of sky quickly. Its star is the Coronagraphic Instrument (CGI), a cosmic blindfold that blocks stellar light to reveal faint planetary glimmers—even when stars are hundreds of millions of times brighter. Beyond imaging gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn, CGI will analyze…
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