How Nancy Grace Roman's Coronagraph Will Revolutionise Planet Hunting

Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will launch in 2027. It will have a best-in-class coronagraph that should revolutionise exoplanet astronomy. How exactly will it work? Finding out with Dr Vanessa Bailey from NASA JPL.

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00:00 Intro
01:04 Nancy Grace Roman Telescope
06:59 Coronagraph
21:06 What will Roman see
28:05 Direct observations of exoplanets
31:25 Best-case scenario
38:08 Not just planets
40:56 Future coronagraphs
51:03 Current obsessions
55:21 More interviews

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