Which NASA space telescope was launched in 2026 in honour of the astronomer known as the “Mother of Hubble” ?
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Nancy Grace Roman was the first Chief of Astronomy at NASA and played a leading role in planning and securing support for the Hubble Space Telescope, which earned her the title Mother of Hubble.
NASA named its next wide-field infrared observatory after her. The telescope is designed to study dark energy, exoplanets and infrared astrophysics with a field of view about 100 times larger than Hubble.
Webb, Hubble and Kepler were launched earlier (2021, 1990 and 2009) and are named after other people, so the telescope honouring her is the Roman telescope.
Hence, Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
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