
Join the Night Sky Network and Brandon Lawton on Tuesday, March 21 at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern to learn about the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, scheduled for launch in 2027.
Expanding Our View with NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
NASA’s next flagship astrophysics mission, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, aims to expand our view of the cosmos. Scheduled to launch by May 2027, the Roman Space Telescope will enable new science thanks to its unique combination of a large field-of-view, Hubble-like resolution at near-infrared wavelengths, and the ability to rapidly survey large portions of the sky. Join me as we explore what makes the Roman Space Telescope so special and the amazing science to come from this unique space-based mission.
About Brandon Lawton
Brandon Lawton is a Ph.D. scientist with more than 10 years of experience in the astronomy communications and outreach field. He is a Project Scientist for Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope science communications at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI). STScI is the Science Operations Center for the Roman mission and is located on Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus in Baltimore, Maryland. Brandon manages the portfolio of STScI public outreach projects for the Roman mission, in addition to leading several NASA data and authentic experiences efforts for NASA's Universe of Learning Science Activation program. Brandon has a research background in studying the interstellar medium of galaxies near and far, including star formation processes. Brandon earned his Ph.D. in 2008 from New Mexico State University, in Las Cruces, NM.
Further Information: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Mission Operations Center
https://roman.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Science Operations Center
https://www.stsci.edu/roman
Registration & Additional information:
Night Sky Network members can join live, ask questions, and get up-to-date information about the resource via the Zoom platform. Members may register in advance for this webinar on its Outreach Resource page (member login required).
Members-Only Page: https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/download-view.cfm?Doc_ID=718
Public Livestream & Recording
The talk will also be streamed live at the YouTube link below. Please note that questions submitted via the Zoom QA feature will have priority over YouTube chat.
The recording will be available afterwards on this page and also at the same link.
Public Youtube: https://youtube.com/live/BLSuqvKcvPY
After the event, this recording will join past webinars featuring NASA speakers on the NSN's Youtube page:
https://www.youtube.com/NASANightSkyNetwork
Additional Information and Resources
NSN Webinar Series Page: Current & Upcoming Event Schedule:
https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/news-display.cfm?News_ID=707
Night Sky Network
https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
https://astrosociety.org/
Last Updated: February 28, 2023
Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Time: 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.