Roman and Hubble Space Telescope Mirror Comparison Turntables

  • Released Thursday, August 20, 2026
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Roman turntable showing primary mirror.

These artist's-concept animations show the Hubble Space Telescope and the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's mirrors in comparison. Both observatories have the same-size 2.4 meter (7.9 foot) primary mirrors.

Hubble turntable showing primary mirror.

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab

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This page was originally published on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
This page was last updated on Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 10:54 AM EDT.