Nicky Fox
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“It’s such a good day,”
Nicky Fox · said 2026-08-30 · reported 2026-08-30
Nicky Fox reacted emotionally to the successful launch and rocket separation of the Roman Space Telescope.
“Roman is going to change the way we look at the Universe,”
Nicky Fox · said 2026-08-30 · reported 2026-08-30
Nicky Fox commented on the significance of the Roman space telescope mission.
“It’s going to find thousands of supernovae, tens of thousands of planets, billions of galaxies and tens of billions of stars,”
Nicky Fox · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Nicky Fox highlighted the vast astronomical survey capabilities of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
“is going to discover tens of thousands, maybe even 100,000 new exoplanets”
Nicky Fox · said 2026-08-30 · reported 2026-08-30
Nicky Fox described the expected number of new exoplanets the Roman telescope will discover.
“It’s going to be able to do things that we’ve never been able to do before with its massive field of view.”
Nicky Fox · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30
Nicky Fox emphasized the new capabilities enabled by the Roman telescope's massive field of view.
“One of our main goals at Nasa is answering the question: are we alone in the Universe?”
Nicky Fox · said 2026-08-30 · reported 2026-08-30
Nicky Fox addressed reporters at a news conference following the telescope launch.
“With Roman, we are going to make this giant leap forward... that is going to allow us to look at these distant, distant worlds and start to really resolve the atmosphere around them to let us know: could they be habitable?”
Nicky Fox · said 2026-08-30 · reported 2026-08-30
Nicky Fox explained how the Roman telescope will evaluate distant worlds for potential habitability.
“Why do we care so much about exoplanets? Because one of our main goals at Nasa is answering the question, 'Are we alone in the universe'?”
Nicky Fox · said 2026-08-30 · reported 2026-08-30
Nicky Fox explained why NASA places importance on the study of exoplanets.
“It will be as if Hubble and James Webb kind of peered through a keyhole at the universe while Nancy Grace Roman will kick the door down,”
Nicky Fox · said 2026-08-29 · reported 2026-08-30
Nicky Fox contrasted the broad observational scope of the Roman telescope with the narrower focus of Hubble and Webb.
“The Artemis Lunar Terrain Vehicle will transport humanity farther than ever before across the lunar frontier on an epic journey of scientific exploration and discovery,”
Nicky Fox · said 2025-07-10 · reported 2025-07-14
Nicky Fox commented on the significance of the Artemis Lunar Terrain Vehicle for future exploration.
“By combining the best of human and robotic exploration, the science instruments selected for the LTV will make discoveries that inform us about Earth’s nearest neighbor as well as benefit the health and safety of our astronauts and spacecraft on the Moon.”
Nicky Fox · said 2025-07-10 · reported 2025-07-14
Nicky Fox highlighted how combining human and robotic exploration will yield critical scientific data.
“We are witnessing where space weather threats to Earth begin, with our eyes, not just with models. This new data will help us vastly improve our space weather predictions to ensure the safety of our astronauts and the protection of our technology here on Earth and throughout the solar system.”
Nicky Fox · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-11
Nicky Fox explained how the probe's observations will improve space weather forecasting.
“Parker Solar Probe has once again transported us into the dynamic atmosphere of our closest star,”
Nicky Fox · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-11
Nicky Fox commented on the new data and views provided by the Parker Solar Probe.