NASA's new space telescope is seeing even more sharply than planned
Beyond EarthFrom: ScienceDaily · rewritten for kids by Osmo
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NASA built a new telescope called Roman. Engineers moved its mirror just a teeny tiny bit. Now its pictures are even sharper than they hoped.
Big word
telescope: A tool that collects light so we can see things that are very far away.
Quiz time: circle the right answer
1. How much did engineers move the mirror?AOne metreBOne-sixteenth the width of a hairCHalf a centimetre
2. How much better are Roman's pictures than expected?ANearly 30% betterBTwice as goodCA tiny bit worse
3. What will Roman help scientists study?ADark matter and dark energyBOcean fishCVolcanoes on Earth
Your turn
Hold a magnifying glass or a glass of water over a page. Move it a tiny bit. Draw how the words look when they are sharp and when they are blurry.
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