Roman Lens
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope — launching September 2026 — will monitor 100 million stars for the brightening that betrays a planet crossing a distant star's light. Dim violet dots are lens objects drifting across the galactic bulge; each one warps spacetime enough to form a momentary Einstein ring. Click a star to track its light curve below.
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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope — launching September 2026 — will stare at the galactic bulge, monitoring 100 million stars simultaneously for the split-second brightening that betrays a foreground planet.
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