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Roman Space Telescope Exceeds Image Quality Predictions by Nearly 30%

Engineers sharpened the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's view by moving a mirror one-sixteenth the width of a human hair, bringing its instruments into near-perfect alignment and delivering image quality nearly 30% better than predicted.

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Engineers sharpened the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's view by moving a mirror one-sixteenth the width of a human hair, bringing its instruments into near-perfect alignment and delivering image quality nearly 30% better than predicted.