NASA Livestream Goes In-Depth on the Latest, Greatest Space Telescope

Last December, we reported that the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope had completed construction. Now planning a September launch, NASA held a press conference on Tuesday to go in-depth on the workings of the new, ultra-powerful infrared imaging device.

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope ("Roman") will take a survey (NASA often calls it a "census") of the universe in unprecedented detail. On the livestream, NASA officials went through the many aspects of astronomy and astrophysics that they hope could benefit.

But first, here's the cool cinematic trailer they released, alongside the live event.

One thing NASA is very proud of (and rightly so) is that the overall Roman project came in ahead of schedule and under budget. The agency clearly feels it's important to emphasize this fact, not just because it's proud, but because it knows that any pure science initiative will be under budgetary scrutiny ...