{"id":445416,"date":"2026-08-27T20:06:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T20:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/445416\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T20:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T20:06:11","slug":"nasa-prepares-for-major-space-telescope-launch-with-help-from-california-scientists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/445416\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA prepares for major space telescope launch with help from California scientists"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASA prepares for major space telescope launch with help from California scientists<\/p>\n

\"Lisa<\/a>MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. \u2014<\/p>\n

NASA is gearing up to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Sunday, a mission designed to provide a wide and detailed view of the universe. <\/p>\n

Scientists hope the telescope will help uncover insights into dark energy, exoplanets, and cosmic structures. <\/p>\n

The NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, played a significant role in the project. <\/p>\n

Ruslan Belikov, who works with exoplanet technologies, contributed to the development of the Roman Telescope.<\/p>\n

He said his role goes back a decade to his work on developing an instrument called a coronagraph that creates an artificial eclipse of a star<\/a> “so you can see planets going around it,” he said. <\/p>\n

More recently, a special mask was developed at NASA Ames to image planets around multi-star systems like Alpha Centauri, he said. <\/p>\n

Learn more in the video above. <\/p>\n

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