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Exploring Cosmology, Exoplanets, and Infrared Astrophysics at 100x the scale of Hubble

Delving into the mysteries of dark energy

The Roman Space Telescope will delve into the mystery of dark energy by studying how the distribution of galaxies and dark matter has changed throughout cosmic history.

Discovering thousands of exoplanets

The Roman Space Telescope will complete the statistical census of planetary systems in the galaxy by using microlensing, the universe’s own magnifying glass, to find thousands of exoplanets.

Leading future exoplanet missions

The Roman Space Telescope will use a technique called coronagraphy to block the glaring light of exoplanet host stars to directly see planets and planet-forming disks. The Coronagraph Instrument is an advanced technology demonstrator for future exoplanet missions.

The Cycle 1 Call for Proposals is open! It marks the first opportunity to submit proposals to conduct scientific investigations with Roman’s Wide Field Instrument (WFI). Read more here.

The ROTAC report on the Roman Core Community and General Astrophysics Surveys is available, including slides and video of a presentation of the report. More information can be found at the Roman Community Forum page.

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January 23rd, 2026

Journey to Center of Milky Way With Upcoming NASA Roman Core Survey

At the heart of our own galaxy, there is a dense thicket of stars with a supermassive black hole at the very center. NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will provide the deepest-ever view of this zone, revealing stars, planets, and unique objects that resist definition. Based on the input of astronomers from across the globe, the Roman Space Telescope will spend three-quarters of its five-year primary mission conducting three revolutionary surveys of unprecedented scale. Their combined results will transform all areas of astronomy and answer longstanding questions about dark matter, dark energy, and planets outside of our solar system, called exoplanets.

The Roman Space Telescope and IPAC

Caltech/IPAC hosts the Roman Science Support Center (SSC). The responsibilities of the SSC include Coronagraph Instrument operations, science level processing of spectroscopic and microlensing WFI data, General Astrophysics proposal and grants management, and community engagement. The SSC also curates up to date telescope and instrument parameters and Roman science simulations and tools for the scientific community.