Tue, November 17, 2026
On Tuesday, November 17 at 6:00 PM, Dr. Aaron Coyner will present “New Eyes on the Cosmos: How the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope Advances Modern Astronomy,” a lecture about NASA’s newest space telescope.
The Nancy Grace Roman telescope launched August 30, 2026. NASA says the following about the telescope and its mission:
Named after NASA’s first chief astronomer, the “mother of the Hubble Space Telescope,” the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will have a field of view at least 100 times larger than Hubble’s, potentially measuring light from a billion galaxies in its lifetime. This observatory will also be able to block starlight to directly see exoplanets and planet-forming disks, complete a statistical census of planetary systems in our galaxy, and settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics.
Dr. Aaron Coyner is a solar physicist and faculty member at Southwestern Oregon Community College. He has research experience having spent graduate school at Rice University, and a 3-year post-doctoral research term at NASA/Goddard Spaceflight Center. Since 2019, he has been a NASA Solar System Ambassador with a goal to make space accessible to everyone.
This program is geared toward adults, but open to everyone. For more information, please contact the North Bend library at (541) 756-0400 or at nbservices@northbendlibrary.org.
Event Details
What: Learn about the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
When: Tuesday, November 17 at 6:00 PM
Where: North Bend Public Library
Who: Adults
Cost: Free
Presented by: Dr. Aaron Coyner