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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
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🚀 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.

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#AAS247 #RomanResearchNexus #Nexus #NexusLaunch
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🌟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
January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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
January 26, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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
January 21, 2026 at 10:24 PM
🚨 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
January 20, 2026 at 5:25 PM
#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
January 14, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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
January 12, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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#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.
January 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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
January 8, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Happy Thursday #AAS247!

Today we have two Roman sessions:

9am - Roman iPosters, Exhibit Hall

10am - Preparing for Time Domain Science with Roman 226C
January 8, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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?!🔭
January 7, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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
January 7, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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
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#AAS247
January 6, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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
January 6, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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
January 6, 2026 at 5:32 PM
🚀 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.

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#AAS247 #RomanResearchNexus #Nexus #NexusLaunch
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January 6, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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
January 6, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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
January 6, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Meet Roman experts to learn more about the mission, learn about the Cycle 1 Call for Proposals (due March 17), and get some stickers! 👾

Come visit the NASA, STScI, and IPAC booths in Phoenix Convention Exhibit Hall throughout the week.

#AAS247 #ExpandOurView #NASARoman
January 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Happy Monday #AAS247!

Today we have two #NASARoman sessions:

10am - Roman Slitless Spectroscopy Data Challenge Room (131A)

7:30pm - Roman Town Hall Room (224A)

And don't miss Roman Hyperwall Talks at 9am and 6pm!

Follow us for updates about Roman sessions!
January 5, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Meet Roman experts to learn more about the mission, demo the #Nexus, and get some stickers! 👾

Come visit the NASA, STScI, and IPAC booths in Phoenix Convention Exhibit Hall tonight 7-8:30 PM, and throughout the week.

#AAS247 #ExpandOurView #NASARoman #NexusLaunch
January 5, 2026 at 12:55 AM
🚀Kicking off #AAS247 in style!

@SpaceTelescope hosted a workshop on the #NASARoman #Nexus—a powerful cloud-based platform for exploring its petabyte-scale data. Attendees dove into new workflows, cutting-edge data analysis, and real-time collaboration.

How will you use Nexus?
January 4, 2026 at 11:07 PM
🚨Get Ready for #AAS247!🚨

Follow us daily for your dose of #NASARoman at AAS: talks, posters, booths, sessions (and stickers) —we’ve got it all. 🔭📡📸

Full schedule: outerspace.stsci.edu/spaces/RAA2/...
January 2, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Happy New Year from all of us at NancyRomanSci!🚀✨

We have an exciting year ahead, with much to look forward to as we approach launch. See you all soon at AAS! 📝💼
January 1, 2026 at 2:55 PM
📢 Roman SOC Newsletter – December ’25 is out!

✅ Cycle 1 Call for Proposals now open (due Mar 17) 📅
✅ Observatory fully integrated & tested at Goddard 💪
✅ Data pipeline & archive prep underway 🛠️
✅ Webinars + tools to prep for Cycle 1 and proposals 💻

🔗 www.stsci.edu/contents/new...
December 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The Ready, Set, Roman! Training Series continues!

TODAY: The Exposure Time Calculator (ETC) — simulate astronomical scenes, estimate S/N, assess observation feasibility, and explore Community Defined Surveys. 🛰️✨

🗓️ TODAY, Dec 18 • 1 PM ET
🔗 bit.ly/4aiiGG1

#ReadySetRoman
December 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM