Roman Optics vs. Hubble & JWST

Roman has a 2.4-meter primary mirror, identical in size to Hubble's but 80% lighter, and boasts a field of view 100-200 times wider than Hubble's infrared channel and 50 times wider than JWST's.

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• Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope - IPAC/Caltech
• Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope | STScI
• Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope - L3Harris Technologies
• How NASA's new Nancy Grace Roman space telescope compares with Hubble and Webb
• NASA's Roman Space Telescope will reveal the universe in a way the JWST and Hubble cannot
• Helping NASA see the universe in a new light Nancy Grace Roman Telescope

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