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URochester Alumni Contribute to Next-Generation Space Telescope
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, with contributions from dozens of University of Rochester alumni, is poised to revolutionize the field of cosmic surveys. With a field of view 100 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope, it will enable scientists to measure light from a billion galaxies, offering unprecedented insights into dark matter, dark energy, and planets outside our solar system. The telescope’s design and build involved a collaborative effort from alumni at L3Harris Technologies, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, and other institutions, as reported by the University of Rochester.