NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will conduct the most comprehensive survey ever planned, revealing hundreds of millions of galaxies across the universe. Through these images, scientists hope to study dark matter and dark energy, the mysterious components that make up the cosmos.
The High-Latitude Wide-Area Survey is a core observation program of the Roman mission. It will span over 5,000 square degrees, which is about 12 percent of the sky. This survey, expected to last about 18 months, will provide extensive data on galaxies that will shed light on the universe’s hidden elements. The telescope’s advanced imaging capabilities will allow researchers to explore fundamental aspects of the universe and deepen our understanding of its complexities.
Original Source: NASA