NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was named one of the "Best Inventions of 2026" by TIME! #NASARoman 🔭 🧪

“All of Roman’s sweeping surveys will rely on the Wide Field Instrument. Many of the mission’s primary goals, like studying dark matter and dark energy, wouldn’t be possible without it, so it’s both exciting and a huge relief to see that it’s working well!” #NASARoman 🔭

First observation: SUCCESS!

#NASARoman's Coronagraph Instrument has taken its first observation, and “we're all extremely pleased with how well things are working,” said Alexandra Greenbaum, Coronagraph Data Management System Lead at IPAC.

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STScI's Martha Saladino will be discussing the recently-launched #NASARoman on Wednesday, October 21, at Baltimore's Astronomy on Tap.

How did we get from the chemically simple beginnings of the universe to the complexity we see today? Astronomers discuss how #NASAWebb—and soon #NASARoman—will unravel the mystery. Credit: STScI, D. Kirshenblat. 🔭

Launching #NASARoman was only the beginning! Listen as STScI staff shares what they’re looking forward to as Roman begins its next chapter in space. 🔭

Launching #NASARoman was only the beginning! Listen as STScI staff shares what they’re looking forward to as Roman begins its next chapter in space. Credit: D. Kirshenblat (STScI). 🔭

#NASARoman’s fine-guidance system, which allows the observatory to lock very steadily onto its targets during observations, passed a spate of tests from Sept. 15 to 21. Then on Sept. 22, the mission’s Coronagraph Instrument opened its eyes to cosmic light for the very first time.

NASA has now confirmed all ground stations supporting the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope are ready to receive the mission’s high volume of data once science operations begin by early 2027. #NASARoman 🔭

What was it like to witness the launch of the #NASARoman Space Telescope? I got to share my thoughts in this STScI newsletter article: www.stsci.edu/contents/new...

Roman had a bake-out. We had a bake-off. 🎂🚀

While #NASARoman warmed up to help release condensed gases, @stsci.edu staff fired up their ovens to lock in delicious flavors.

The results were out of this world! 🔭🧁
#ExpandingOurView #GreatRomanBakeOff

Scoops After Launch! 🚀🍦😋

The Roman Science Support Center (SSC) at IPAC celebrated #NASARoman's launch with an ice cream social—marking years of work behind us and exciting science still ahead. #ExpandingOurView 🔭

Now that the WFI is on, are you excited to get your hands on Roman data?

Don't forget to sign-up for our workshop when you register for #AAS249 in Salt Lake City, UT:

Roman, JWST, TESS, Gaia, and More: Working with Big Data at MAST, Sunday, January 10, 2027 at 9am.
#NASARoman #DrNefario #MAST

So excited to see even these first test images from the Wide Field Instrument knowing our surveys are only months away — go #NASARoman 🔭 💫

First light (test) for #NASARoman!

#NASARoman activated the Wide Field Instrument—a 300-megapixel infrared camera that will allow it to explore wide swaths of the cosmos quickly. This test image captures the very first photons of starlight to reach the instrument—taken as an initial performance assessment: https://go.nasa.gov/4rg4qEc

Huuurraaay! Some good news from #NASARoman!

“As a result of exquisite planning by our orbital dynamics team, brilliant execution by the operations team, and a precise launch from SpaceX, Roman has fuel for at least 22 years of potential science operations,” said Jamie Dunn, center director at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. #NASARoman 🔭

“Hubble and Webb are like looking through a keyhole at an individual object,” says Kristen McQuinn, who heads the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission office at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore. “With Roman, it’s like opening the door, and now you see everything." 🔭 #NASARoman