Proposed budget cuts could kill NASA's almost-built Roman Space Telescope, critical for dark energy study. Critics call it a devastating waste of taxpayer money & a blow to US space leadership. Congress previously blocked similar cuts. #NASA #Space #RomanTelescope

https://wapo.st/3N92URf

This #wapo article about #jpl #astronomy #exoplanet #nasa #romantelescope may convince me to renew subscription. It is well-written and about something that the #USfederalgovernment does that few are aware of. #gift

#NASA's #Romantelescope to use rare events to calculate expansion rate of #universe

https://phys.org/news/2024-02-nasa-roman-telescope-rare-events.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

La semaine dernière lors de la fête de la #Science #FDS2023, un petit groupe de visiteurs a pu découvrir nos installations #techniques uniques en #France. Au programme :
- #visite du grand hall d'intégration et de la cuve ERIOS qui permet de reproduire les conditions du vide #spatial.
- visite de l'#atelier de polissage de #miroirs où ont été fabriqué certaines #optiques pour le futur grand #observatoire de la #NASA, le #RomanTelescope

#CNRSinsolite @CNRS #Recherche #laboratoire #Marseille

NASA’s Roman Telescope to Shoot Area 300x Larger Than Hubble

#culture #news #astrophotography #hubble #hubblespacetelescope #jameswebbspacetelescope #nancygraceromanspacetelescope #nasa #ngrst #roman #romantelescope #space #wfirst