* Astronomy

NASA fellowship named for UU astronomer

For 20 years until she retired in 1979, Dr. Nancy Grace Roman was NASA's chief astronomer, and also the first person to hold that title. As part of that job she helped design the Hubble Space Telescope, earning her the unofficial title of "Mother of the Hubble." And now NASA has honoured her by creating the Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowships in Astrophysics.
That puts her in good company. NASA's three other astrophysics fellowships are named for Edwin Hubble, Albert Einstein, and Carl Sagan.
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