@nancyromansci.bsky.social
NancyRomanSci is managed by the Roman Science Centers and provides researchers with the most up-to-date information related to doing science with NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
The Ready, Set, Roman! Training Series continues *today* 🚀
Webinar #11: Roman Cycle 1 Proposal FAQs and Office Hours. With the proposal deadline just 2 weeks away, come get your Roman questions answered by subject matter experts.
🗓️ Today, Tue, Mar 03 • 1 PM ET
🔗 bit.ly/4aZMg30
#ReadySetRoman
Announcing a EAS Special Session: Getting ready for Science with Roman (1 Jul, 2026).
Abstracts for the European Astronomical Society (EAS) 2026 meeting in Lausanne are due March 3 (tomorrow)! Submit work on Roman science & synergies.
Session Details: bit.ly/4tUXPzQ
#EAS2026Lausanne #NASARoman
The Ready, Set, Roman! Training Series continues 🚀
Webinar #10: Meet NASA-selected Roman Project Infrastructure Teams (#PIT). Learn about deliverables, timelines, and tools for Type Ia SN cosmology, weak lensing, and galaxy redshifts.
🗓️ Tue, Feb 24 • 1 PM ET
🔗 bit.ly/4aZMg30
Join this month's Roman Virtual Lecture Series to learn about Characterizing the Galactic Black Hole population with Roman Astrometry. 🌟
Subscribe to bit.ly/4rmTq7e for call-in details!
📅 Thurs Feb 19
🕐 1-1:30 PM PT
🔗 bit.ly/4m7MkjY
The Ready, Set, Roman! Training Series continues! 🚀
Webinar #9: Meet the NASA-selected Roman Project Infrastructure Teams (#PIT) enabling Roman science. Learn about RAPID & RGES deliverables, timelines, and how they will support your research.
🗓️ Tue, Feb 17 • 1 PM ET
🔗 bit.ly/4kDv4DD
The Ready, Set, Roman! Training Series is a great way to prepare for Cycle 1 proposals and data.
Did you miss one of our 8 webinars so far?
👉All sessions are available online. You can sign up for our mailing list, too. 🚀
#ReadySetRoman #ExpandOurView
bit.ly/4bB53m3
The Ready, Set, Roman! Training Series continues! 🚀
Webinar #8: Get started with the Roman Research Nexus — explore cloud-based tools, run notebooks, collaborate in real time, and prepare for Roman’s massive data volumes.
🗓️ Tue, Feb 10 • 1 PM ET
🔗 outerspace.stsci.edu/x/vwCwFg
🚀 Reminder: The Roman Cycle 1 Call for Proposals is OPEN!
Now’s the time to propose new science with the WFI - data analysis, theory and lab work, and new observations. Check the Late Breaking News section for important updates to the call.
📅 Deadline: Mar 17, 2026 (5 PM PDT)
📝 bit.ly/4q3jbbL
Join us for the STScI Virtual Town Hall on Wed, Feb 4 at 12:30 pm EST! 🛰️
STScI leadership will share updates on missions including Roman, HST, and JWST — followed by Q&A.
🔗 Webex: bit.ly/4kfXEuI
🗓 Feb 4 | 12:30 pm EST
#NASARoman #ExpandOurView
🌟Registration Reminder🌟
Register now for the #RAPID #PIT conference to envision the software and science powering the time-domain revolution – registration is free!
🔥 RAPID Response: Hot-wiring the Next Generation of Time-Domain Science
📍 Caltech, Pasadena, CA
📅 Mar 23–27, 2026
🔗 bit.ly/47bBgxz
The Ready, Set, Roman! Training Series continues! 🚀
Webinar #7: Preparing for Roman — get the latest updates from the Call for Proposals, plus tips on crafting proposals for both new observations and data analysis.🛰️✨
🗓️ Tue, Jan 27 • 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT
🔗 bit.ly/4jST5Gq
#ReadySetRoman
Roman WFI ETC vR2026.1 is out! 🤩
*New PSFs from STPSF with more realistic charge diffusion and jitter
*Updated spectroscopy axis orientation
*Improved extraction of flux from saturated observations
*Improved spatial positioning accuracy in the 2D plot
🔗http://bit.ly/3K1og4x
🚨 Community Forum Reminder🚨
Join Roman Community Forum #22 for an overview of the Roman Research Nexus—connecting the community to tools, data & collaboration!
⭐ Jan 21, 2026 • 4–5 PM ET
🔗 bit.ly/49GUtXW
#NASARoman Call for Proposals are due March 17th. ✍️
Don’t wait to start simulating your WFI data! 🧑💻🌌
From PSFs with STPSF, to full scenes with STIPS, to realism with I-Sim, or quick SNRs via Pandeia/RIST, you’ve got the tools to explore.
Find out more: bit.ly/45WiMPL
The Ready, Set, Roman! Training Series continues!🚀
Webinar #6: Roman Research Nexus: Data Analysis — explore Roman data in the cloud, the ASDF format, and basic analysis (cutouts, photometry, etc).
🗓️ Tue, Jan 13 • 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT
🔗 outerspace.stsci.edu/x/hIEPFg
#ReadySetRoman
Presentation at a NASA exhibit featuring the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, with an individual speaking to an audience seated in front of a screen depicting the telescope.
A person gesturing while presenting at a NASA Science exhibit, featuring a large digital screen with graphics about the Roman Space Telescope. Various NASA logos are visible.
Person presenting a High-Latitude Time-Domain Survey at a conference, with an audience of attendees looking on. The presentation slide shows graphics about survey data points and deep stack analysis.
#NASARoman was the name of the game at #AAS247 this week.
From the NASA Hyperwall to conference town halls, STScI scientists explained how the observatory will settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy, exoplanets, and astrophysics.
Happening Now.
Roman launches in under a year—now’s the time to prepare for time-domain science.
Join the #AAS247 #RAPID PIT session at AAS to explore alert streams, image differencing, and photometry services — and give feedback to help shape the system.
Talks • Demos • Panel
Happy Thursday #AAS247!
Today we have two Roman sessions:
9am - Roman iPosters, Exhibit Hall
10am - Preparing for Time Domain Science with Roman 226C
PACKED HOUSE! 🏠
The @SpaceTelescope STScI Town Hall at #AAS247 was the ultimate prep guide for Roman launch🚀
We got the scoop on the newly launched #NEXUS, data products, community analysis tools, the Roman Science Collaboration, and more.
Roman’s coming— are you ready?!🔭
Happy Wednesday #AAS247! Today we have one Roman session:
12:45pm STScI Town Hall 221A
Don't forget to visit the NASA, IPAC, and STScI booths at the Exhibit Hall to hear more about Roman (and get some stickers)! 👾 Today 9 AM - 6:30 PM and Thurs 8:30 AM - 2 PM!
#AAS247 #ExpandOurView #NASARoman
Missed the official launch earlier today?
The Roman Research Nexus is now live—a cloud-based environment to explore simulated Roman datasets, run notebooks, and prepare for Roman’s petabyte-scale data.
🔗 Get started: bit.ly/4aHn4P4
#RomanResearchNexus
#Nexus
#AAS247
Working with #NASARoman data—or planning to?
Join now our #AAS247 splinter session to connect directly with the Project Infrastructure Teams (PITs) building software, tools, and data products for Cosmology, Exoplanet & Time-Domain science.
🗓 Tue Jan 6 | 3–5 PM
📍 Room 126C
Excitement is building following the splinter session on Preparing for Roman Proposals!🔭📊
The session highlighted science opportunities, data products and tools, and proposal tools to help prepare competitive submissions.
Roman proposals are due March 17. #AAS247
🔗 Jump in now: bit.ly/4qzHH4s
📘 Docs & details: bit.ly/4aAv9Fg
5/5
#RomanResearchNexus #Nexus #NexusLaunch #NASARoman #AAS247
🧪 Explore simulations, generate your own Roman data, and get hands-on with Roman formats—all you need is a myST account.
4/5
#AAS247 #Nexus #NexusLaunch
💻 The Roman Research Nexus gives you:
✔️ Cloud computing
✔️ Pre-installed software
✔️ Jupyter notebook tutorials
✔️ Simulated Roman datasets
✔️ Team workspaces & real-time collaboration
3/5
#AAS247 #Nexus #NexusLaunch
📊 Roman will generate ~20 petabytes of data in 5 years.
That’s 2× Hubble’s 30-year data volume—every single month.
2/5
#AAS247 #Nexus #NexusLaunch
🚀 The Roman Research Nexus is now LIVE! 🚀
A new cloud-based platform built to help the community prepare for—and fully exploit—data taken with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
A thread 🧵
1/5
#AAS247 #RomanResearchNexus #Nexus #NexusLaunch
🔭☄️
Happy Tuesday #AAS247!
Today we have two Roman sessions:
10am - Proposal and Science Planning Workshop (121B)
3pm - Project Infrastructure Teams (PIT) Community Contributions for Cosmology, Exoplanets, and Time-Domain (126C)
And get ready for the Official Launch of the #Nexus!
#NexusLaunch
The Roman Town Hall is giving us the latest news about Roman:
🛠️ Observatory build & testing
📋 Cycle 1 plans
🗓️ Launch update: aiming for Fall 2026 (no later than May 2027)
#AAS247 #NASARoman #ExpandOurView