Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.  I’m Fred Fishkin.   The launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope at the end of last month is just the beginning.   Now the work begins to deploy, test and calibrate the optics and instruments on board before full scientific operations begin.   And then?   NASA Roman Systems Engineer Mark Melton…

“Roman is designed to answer some of scientists’ biggest questions including how has the universe evolved over time and how have dark energy and dark matter contributed to that.  And also how common are planetary systems like ours in our galaxy.”

It will hopefully begin exploring for answers starting early next year.   The telescope is named for the late Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first female executive and first Chief of Astronomy. 

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