NASA renames WFIRST telescope after Nancy Grace Roman
The newly named Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope -- or Roman Space Telescope, for short -- will investigate long-standing astronomical mysteries, such as the force behind the universe's expansion, and search for distant planets beyond our solar system, NASA said on Wednesday.
May 26, 2020, 12:10 PM IST
NASA to put its plans for next generation space telescope on hold
WFIRST, the top priority of the most recent Decadal Survey in 2010, would be as sensitive as the Hubble Space Telescope, but have 100 times its field of view – every WFIRST image would be like 100 Hubble images.
Apr 28, 2017, 17:09 PM IST
Watch: NASA to keep an eye on the universe through its latest telescope!
Slated to be launched in the mid-2020s, the observatory will also discover new worlds outside our solar system and advance the search for worlds that could be suitable for life.
Feb 19, 2016, 19:53 PM IST
