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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope could find alien Earths—but not like you think
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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope could find alien Earths—but not like you think

So, NASA's Roman Space Telescope is gearing up to take a deep dive into the galactic bulge, which is super exciting! This telescope will focus on a small section of the Milky Way, observing hundreds of millions of stars to look for rare cosmic events. It's designed to detect microlensing, where the light from distant stars gets warped by nearby objects, potentially revealing Earth-like exoplanets. And here's the thing: while microlensing events are rare, Roman's massive star count means astronomers could discover many more than ever before!
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