NegativeLatency6 hours ago
Original paper if you want to skip the news sumamry: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aeb1437
ck26 hours ago
I am so stupid-excited for Nancy Grace Roman launch just a few weeks, surprised no posts yet
it's not a competition but JWST almost pales to the state-of-the-art tech (because JWST was held up for so many years budget-wise)
28mbps downlink vs 500mbps from a MILLION MILES AWAY, 1.5TB per day download
imagine what new they will discover with it
onetwentythree5 hours ago
Yes, but remember they are very different telescopes for different types of astronomy. Roman is a survey telescope with a wide field of view, designed to discover new objects, etc. JWST has a large aperture and narrow FOV to get the closest look possible at specific targets identified in advance. They will compliment each other well.
macintux5 hours ago
Regrettable English nit: "complement", not "compliment".
kiddico30 minutes ago
They are also programmed to send sweet nothings to each other at consistent intervals.