Roman Telescope will probe galaxy's core for hot Jupiters, brown dwarfs

Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 26, 2021

When it launches in the mid-2020s, NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will explore an expansive range of infrared astrophysics topics. One eagerly anticipated survey will use a gravitational effect called microlensing to reveal thousands of worlds that are similar to the planets in our solar system. Now, a new study shows that the same survey will also unveil more extreme planets and plane