NASA launched its flagship mission: the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on August 30, 2026. Roman is a wide-field near-infrared survey telescope designed to capture panoramic views and study our universe on a scale never before realized. Combined with the complementary telephoto zoom capabilities of the James Webb Space Telescope, astrophysics is expected to undergo another revolution. Come learn about what makes Roman so exciting and its latest developments from Ori Fox, the Deputy Project Scientist for Roman’s Science Operations Center at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, MD.
Ori will cover a range of topics, from Roman’s thrilling Falcon Heavy launch to its recent scientific undertakings, and describe how the Roman space telescope will survey the sky 1,000 times faster than Hubble, collecting near-infrared imaging and spectroscopic data with Hubble-quality resolution and sensitivity over fields of view 200 times larger than Hubble’s. He will discuss Roman’s scientific goals, including discovering thousands of new planets and pinpointing the source of a mysterious force called Dark Energy that permeates our Universe. He will end with a vision for the future, in which Roman and Webb can work in tandem, ultimately enriching discoveries in all areas of astrophysics by enabling Big Data studies of nearly every class of astronomical object, phenomenon, and environment across the observable universe.
Dr. Ori Fox is the Deputy Project Scientist for Roman’s Science Operations Center at the Space Telescope Science Institute, where he works on the newly launched Roman Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope. He ensures the science community maximizesits science return.
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