Nancy Grace Roman (May 16, 1925 – December 25, 2018) was an American astronomer who made important contributions to stellar classification and motions.

Nov 5, 2024 · Despite opposition, Roman remained steadfast in her desire to pursue astronomy, going on to become NASA’s first female executive. Roman was born on May 16th, 1925 to Irwin Roman, a …

Dec 21, 2025 · Nancy Grace Roman (born May 16, 1925, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.—died December 25, 2018, Germantown, Maryland) was an American astronomer who was instrumental in the …

NASA has named its next-generation space telescope currently under development, in honor of Nancy Grace Roman. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope – or Roman Space Telescope, for short – …

Nancy Grace Roman earned her PhD in astronomy in 1949 from the University of Chicago. Her research focused on the area of spectral classification, which uses light to understand the temperature, …

Jan 16, 2026 · Nancy Grace Roman (May 16, 1925 – December 25, 2018) was a pioneering American astronomer whose vision and determination transformed space science. Widely celebrated as the …

Known as the "mother of the Hubble Space Telescope," Nancy Grace Roman was born May 16, 1925 in Nashville, Tennessee, and died December 25, 2018. From a young age, Roman showed an interest …

Nancy Grace Roman, the boundary-breaking astronomer and NASA executive who was a tireless advocate for the Hubble Space Telescope, died on December 25 at the age of 93.

Dec 10, 2025 · Dr Nancy Grace Roman paved the way for women in space travel: She was NASA’s first Chief of Astronomy and thus the first woman to hold an executive position. Born in Nashville in 1925, …

Roman was the first Chief of Astronomy in NASA's Office of Space Science, setting up the initial program, and was the first woman to hold an executive position at the space agency. She was …