Roman telescope to investigate dark matter using Einstein's theory
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, launching in 2027, is gearing up to explore the universe's biggest mystery—dark matter.
Using a cool trick called gravitational lensing (basically, space-time bending light like a cosmic magnifying glass), it'll study about 160,000 gravitational lenses.
Since dark matter makes up most of the universe but can't be seen directly, this mission could finally give us some answers.
Roman might help us map where dark matter hides
Roman's Wide Field Instrument will snap images 200 times bigger than Hubble can manage, letting scientists spot tiny distortions in light caused by dark matter.
Lead researcher Tansu Daylan put it simply: Roman might help us map where dark matter hides and what it's really made of.
If all goes well, this telescope could totally change how we understand the invisible stuff shaping our universe.