Monday, 31 December 2018

Nancy Grace Roman, 'Mother Of Hubble' Space Telescope, Has Died, At Age 93

Astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, known as the "Mother" of Hubble, died at 93.

Roman was one of the first female executives at NASA, its first chief of astronomy and she played an instrumental role in making the Hubble Space Telescope a reality. She died on Dec. 25.

(Image credit: Courtesy of NASA)



from News : NPR https://n.pr/2Qbk4xA

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