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Roman Space Telescope's Coronagraph Switched On for First Time
Original: Koronograf Kosmicznego Teleskopu Nancy Grace Roman uruchomiono po raz pierwszy. NASA poinformowała 30 września o udanych
NASA announced on 30 September that the coronagraph aboard the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has been successfully powered on for the first time. The instrument is designed to block out blinding starlight so that faint planets orbiting other stars can be photographed directly. Astronomy watchers welcomed the milestone, calling it a key step toward imaging Earth-like exoplanets once the telescope begins operations.
Why now: NASA has just announced the successful first activation of the coronagraph, a major milestone for the telescope's exoplanet-imaging mission.
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- Koronograf Kosmicznego Teleskopu Nancy Grace Roman uruchomiono po raz pierwszy. NASA poinformowała 30 września o udanych testach instrumentu, który ma umożliwić bezpośrednie fotografowanie planet krążących wokół innych gwiazd. Blask gwiazdy przyćmiewa znacznie słabsze światło… · astrovox@mastodon.com.pl · 4
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