NASA's Roman Space Telescope Tests New Technology to Image Distant Exoplanets
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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched August 30, 2026, and is now undergoing commissioning of its Coronagraph Instrument, which combines advanced coronagraphy with active wavefront control to separate faint planetary light from bright starlight—technology that could enable direct imaging of gas giants older and cooler than those previously observed.
The telescope is still in commissioning; full science operations with the Coronagraph Instrument will begin after months of calibration and testing.
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