Supernova Cinematography: How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Create a Movie of Exploding Stars

Supernova Cinematography: How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Create a Movie of Exploding Stars

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope isn't due to launch until May 2027, but astronomers are preparing for its science operations by running simulated operations. One of those involves supernovae, massive stars the end their lives in gargantuan explosions. Research shows that the Roman could find 100,000 supernovae in one of its surveys.

Supernova SN 2025rbs in the NGC 7331 spiral galaxy: an image - 16 July 2025. - The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0

Supernova SN 2025rbs in the stunning spiral galaxy NGC 7331, imaged on 16 July 2025 by Gianluca Masi, Italy.

NASA's Roman Telescope Could Reveal 100,000 Cosmic Explosions

NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to revolutionize our understanding of the universe with an extraordinary survey that could unveil 100,000 cosmic explosions. As part of its mission to explore some of the most mysterious phenomena in the cosmos, Roman will provide an unprecedented view of stellar destruction, shedding light on everything from exploding stars to the phenomena surrounding black holes. According to NASA, this…

One Survey by NASA’s Roman Could Unveil 100,000 Cosmic Explosions

Scientists predict one of the major surveys by NASA's upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope may reveal around 100,000 celestial blasts, ranging from exploding stars to feeding black holes.