Nasa’s next big space telescope could see Jupiter-sized exoplanets
The IndependentSign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Even as the James Webb Space Telescope inches closer to beginning its science mission, experts are already thinking about the next big space telescope, Nasa’s Nancy Grace Roman telescope. “We will be able to image worlds in visible light using the Roman Coronagraph,” Nasa Jet Propulsion Laboratory astronomer Rob Zellem said in the blog. “Doing so from space will help us see smaller, older, and colder planets than direct imaging usually reveals, bringing us a giant leap closer to imaging planets like Earth.” Roman should be capable of directly imaging exoplanets roughly the size of Jupiter, helping to characterize the contents of their atmosphere, assess their habitability, and maybe even detect signs of life. “To image Earth-like planets, we’ll need 10,000 times better performance than today’s instruments provide,” Jet Propulsion Laboratory astronomer Vanessa Bailey said in the blog.
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