8/4/2026 at 4:29:02 PM
by Teever
8/4/2026 at 4:49:10 PM
Original paper if you want to skip the news sumamry: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aeb1437by NegativeLatency
8/4/2026 at 5:01:36 PM
I am so stupid-excited for Nancy Grace Roman launch just a few weeks, surprised no posts yetit's not a competition but JWST almost pales to the state-of-the-art tech (because JWST was held up for so many years budget-wise)
28mbps downlink vs 500mbps from a MILLION MILES AWAY, 1.5TB per day download
imagine what new they will discover with it
by ck2
8/4/2026 at 5:23:39 PM
Yes, but remember they are very different telescopes for different types of astronomy. Roman is a survey telescope with a wide field of view, designed to discover new objects, etc. JWST has a large aperture and narrow FOV to get the closest look possible at specific targets identified in advance. They will compliment each other well.by onetwentythree
8/4/2026 at 6:04:13 PM
Regrettable English nit: "complement", not "compliment".by macintux