planets
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That should allow astronomers to study enormous numbers of galaxies, stars, and planets in a fraction of the time previously required.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
Roman will move that technology forward by capturing images of planets similar in size to Jupiter.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
The Roman telescope is also expected to locate more planets beyond our solar system, some of which could hold life like our own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Those observations will inform an aspirational future mission — the Habitable Worlds Observatory, which aims to view Earth-like planets more than 1 billion times dimmer than their host stars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
In August 1563, for example, a conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter took place—a rare astronomical event in which the two planets are so close together on the sky that they seem to merge.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
