[Interview] How Nancy Grace Roman's Coronagraph Will Revolutionise Planet Hunting
Episode 58 min 12s

[Interview] How Nancy Grace Roman's Coronagraph Will Revolutionise Planet Hunting

Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will launch in 2027. It will have a best-in-class coronagraph that should revolutionise exoplanet astronomy. How exactly will it work? Finding out with Dr Vanessa Bailey from NASA JPL.

More interviews to watch:

👉 Coronagraphs with Dr. Lucie Leboulleux

https://youtu.be/sLK1W0EGu8A

👉 Future Telescopes with Lee Feinberg

https://youtu.be/eXchT7mtEao

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  • 00:00 Intro

  • 01:04 Nancy Grace Roman Telescope

  • 06:59 Coronagraph

  • 21:06 What will Roman see

  • 28:05 Direct observations of exoplanets

  • 31:25 Best-case scenario

  • 38:08 Not just planets

  • 40:56 Future coronagraphs

  • 51:03 Current obsessions

  • 55:21 More interviews

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