NASA's Curious Universe

Roman Series: Why NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Make Unexpected Discoveries

August 27, 2026·26 min
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Take a deep dive into the science of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope with Julie McEnery, Roman's senior project scientist. Learn why Roman’s survey data will be so detailed that they could cover a 4K screen the size of dozens of city blocks and why Julie says she doesn’t hope Roman changes our understanding of the universe—she knows it will.  A video version of this episode is available on YouTube.

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