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Microscopic Adjustment Boosts NASA Roman Telescope's Clarity by 30 Percent
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Engineers have successfully aligned NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope by moving a mirror just a fraction of a human hair's width. This precise fine-tuning improved the observatory's image quality by nearly 30% over original predictions, paving the way for unprecedented views of the universe.
Engineers have successfully aligned NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope by moving a mirror just a fraction of a human hair’s width. This precise fine-tuning improved the observatory’s image quality by nearly 30% over original predictions, paving the way for unprecedented views of the universe.