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How Astronomers Find Planets That Never Give Off a Single Photon of Light

September 21, 2026

Planets don't shine on their own, yet astronomers have already confirmed more than 6,000 beyond our solar system. Some are found when a foreground star's gravity briefly bends and brightens the light of a star behind it, revealing a hidden world in the distortion. The Roman Space Telescope, with a field of view 100 times wider than Hubble's, is about to make this technique the main event.

Searching for Another Earth #exoplanets#gravitational microlensing#Roman Space Telescope#gravitational lensing#planet hunting

The Telescope That's Finally Ready to Fly — Roman Launches August 30

June 10, 2026

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch on August 30, 2026. With a field of view 100 times wider than Hubble, it will simultaneously attack three of astronomy's biggest puzzles: dark energy, exoplanets, and galaxy evolution. Here's what's happening on the ground before it leaves.

Stories of Space Exploration #Roman Space Telescope#NASA#launch#space telescope#dark energy#exoplanets