Curious Universe: Why Roman Will Make Unexpected Discoveries
In this special episode of the Curious Universe podcast, we take a deep dive into the science of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope with Julie McEnery, Roman's senior project scientist. Learn why Roman’s survey data will be so detailed that they could cover a 4K screen the size of dozens of city blocks and why Julie says she doesn’t hope Roman changes our understanding of the universe—she knows it will.
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In this special video episode of the Curious Universe podcast, we take a deep dive into the science of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope with Julie McEnery, Roman's senior project scientist. Learn why Roman’s survey data will be so detailed that they could cover a 4K screen the size of dozens of city blocks and why Julie says she doesn’t hope Roman changes our understanding of the universe—she knows it will.
Social media reel based on the full episode.
Credits
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Producers
- Ryan Fitzgibbons (eMITS)
- Jacob Pinter (eMITS)
- Katie Konans (eMITS)
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Technical support
- Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
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Videographers
- Rob Andreoli (eMITS)
- John D. Philyaw (eMITS)
- Sophia Roberts (eMITS)
- Scott Wiessinger (eMITS)
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Editor
- Ryan Fitzgibbons (eMITS)
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Host
- Sophia Roberts (eMITS)
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Interviewee
- Julie McEnery (NASA/GSFC)
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Project support
- Scott Wiessinger (eMITS)
- Sophia Roberts (eMITS)
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Animators
- Wes D. Buchanan (eMITS)
- Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (eMITS)
- Jonathan North (eMITS)
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Public affairs officer
- Claire Andreoli (NASA/GSFC)
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Drone pilot
- Francis Reddy (University of Maryland College Park)
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