Roman Telescope Could Turn up Over 100,000 Planets Through Microlensing

[Seldom Bucket]

Recently we reported on a haul of 2,200 new exoplanets from the 2 year primary mission of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). But that is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of exoplanet hunting. If calculations from NASA are correct the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could detect up to 100,000 new exoplanets when it launches in 2025.


There are two ways Roman will look for potential exoplanets. The first is a more traditional method, already used by TESS and Kepler, to watch for the faiting dimming of a star that happens when a planet passes in front of it. This technique, known as transiting, is the process that has found the bulk of exoplanets so far.

Roman Telescope Could Turn up Over 100,000 Planets Through Microlensing - Universe Today

Recently we reported on a haul of 2,200 new exoplanets from the 2 year primary mission of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). But that is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of exoplanet hunting. If calculations from NASA are correct the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could...

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[biometrics]

Wow, that's awesome.

 

[Lara]

Cool movie that's on topic.

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[JacobCooper45]

Sometimes it seems that the number of planets is endless...Each telescope we invent manages to find more and more planets where there seems to be nothing. I have high hopes for James Webb Space Telescope, and I think it will bring about many discoveries and surprises.