Space Telescope Science Institute

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Mission Operations Center for NASA's Webb Space Telescope (#NASAWebb). Science operations for the Hubble Space Telescope and Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

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Roman telescope’s fine-guidance system passes tests; coronagraph takes first observation

NASA says the guidance system helps the observatory lock steadily onto targets during observations.

1 Source, 20d ago, first seen 20d ago

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Roman telescope's 300-megapixel camera activated; test image captures its first starlight

SpaceTelescope says the Wide Field Instrument is an infrared camera designed to explore wide swaths of the cosmos. Its first starlight image was taken to assess performance.

1 Source, 29d ago, first seen 29d ago

$At the top, a grid of 21 panels shows a series of blue images with tiny neon green and yellow circles. A larger image highlights a section of the grid with circular patterns, and an inset presents a detailed star-like diffraction pattern. The colors consist of blue, green, and yellow.$

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Inside IC 348, a star-forming region 1,000 light-years away

SpaceTelescope shares a view of the region in Perseus, where cold clouds of molecular hydrogen collapse to form new stars.

1 Source, 41d ago, first seen 41d ago

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Roman telescope’s fine-guidance system passes tests; coronagraph takes first observation

Roman telescope's 300-megapixel camera activated; test image captures its first starlight

Inside IC 348, a star-forming region 1,000 light-years away

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Roman telescope’s fine-guidance system passes tests; coronagraph takes first observation

Roman telescope's 300-megapixel camera activated; test image captures its first starlight

Inside IC 348, a star-forming region 1,000 light-years away