NASA renames its next-gen telescope after woman chief astronomer credited with launching the Hubble telescope

The Roman Space Telescope, named after Nancy Roman, NASA's first chief astronomer, is set to launch in the mid-2020s. It features a 2.4-meter mirror and a 300-megapixel wide field instrument, offering a field of view 100 times greater than Hubble's. The telescope will also include a Chronograph instrument for high contrast imaging. Its mission includes surveying the Milky Way to find around 2600 exoplanets and researching dark energy to understand cosmic expansion. The primary mission is five years, with a potential five-year extension.

Who is the Roman Space Telescope named after?

• Nancy Roman

• Carl Sagan

• Edwin Hubble

• Galileo Galilei

What is the diameter of the Roman Space Telescope's primary mirror?

• 1.5 meters

• 4.2 meters

• 2.4 meters

• 3.0 meters

How does the field of view of the Roman's wide field instrument compare to Hubble's infrared instrument?

• 10 times greater

• 100 times greater

• 200 times greater

• 50 times greater

What is the primary mission duration of the Roman Space Telescope?

• Seven years

• Five years

• Ten years

• Three years

What cosmic mystery is the Roman Space Telescope expected to help unravel?

• The nature of dark matter

• The expansion of the cosmos

• The formation of galaxies

• The origin of black holes