NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Question 1

What will the three core Roman Space Surveys reveal?

Accepted Answer

Thousands of supernovae, Hundreds of millions of stars, Billions of galaxies

Question 2

Roman will be able to observe at infrared wavelengths. What are advantages of looking at the universe in infrared?

Accepted Answer

Many distant objects in the universe have their light shifted towards red, Infrared light passes through dust better

Question 3

The Roman Space Telescope will orbit the Sun at a point called "L2," a million miles away from Earth. Why?

Accepted Answer

More of the sky is visible more of the time, This stable orbit keeps the Sun on one side, away from the primary mirror

Question 4

How much wider is the Roman Space Telescope's field of view compared to the Hubble Space Telescope?

Accepted Answer

100 times

Question 5

What rocket will carry the Roman Space Telescope into orbit?

Accepted Answer

SpaceX Falcon Heavy

Question 6

What two instruments are part of the Roman Space Telescope?

Accepted Answer

Wide Field Instrument, Coronagraph Instrument

Question 7

Where is the Roman Space Telescope being built and tested?

Accepted Answer

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Question 8

Who was Nancy Grace Roman?

Accepted Answer

The first female executive at NASA, The "Mother of Hubble", NASA's first Chief of Astronomy

Question 9

Why would you launch a telescope into space?

Accepted Answer

Earth's atmosphere absorbs and blocks some kinds of light, Telescopes in space don't have to wait for nighttime, Earth's atmosphere distorts light

Question 10

When is the Roman Space Telescope scheduled to launch?

Accepted Answer

By May 2027

Question 11

What telescopes has NASA previously launched to space?

Accepted Answer

Webb Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope

Question 12

What is the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope designed to study, once in space?

Accepted Answer

Exoplanets, Dark matter, Dark energy

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