The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope: Years in the Making - Steps from Discovery

Lectures

About Event

Wed 16 Jul 2025

Location

Virtual

Time

7:00 PM - 9:30 PM EDT

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is shown on a purple galaxy space background with the words The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope: Years in the Making, Steps from Discovery over top.

Description

Speakers: Dr. Kristen McQuinn (Space Telescope Science Institute) and Robyn Sanderson (University of Pennsylvania)

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is NASA’s next large strategic mission. In this event, Dr. Kristen McQuinn (Space Telescope Science Institute) will tell us how Roman is set to chart the depths of space and time and forge the path towards Earth 2.0. Additionally, Dr. Robyn Sanderson (University of Pennsylvania) will tell us how Roman has the potential to discover what dark matter is—or isn't—by observing nearby galaxies.

Notes

This lecture will be presented with a livestream to YouTube, and questions can be asked in the YouTube chat. The recording will also be posted on our YouTube channel. 

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