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NASA’s Hubble Marks Way for Roman Space Telescope

NASA’s Hubble Marks Way for Roman Space Telescope

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An image taken Oct. 22, 2026, shows a barred galaxy alongside gravitational lensing in the lower right, captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The observation is part of a series of lensing images Hubble is gathering to prepare for science with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

A sweeping barred galaxy takes center stage in this Oct. 22, 2026, image, but the gravitational lensing at bottom right is the real target. This observation is one of many gravitational lensing images taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope in preparation for science with the new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Astronomers will use these […]

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