# Microlensing Events

![Microlensing Events](https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/missions/rst/technical/time_series_photometry.jpg?w=1600&fit=clip)

- Released: January 7, 2026
- Category: simulations
- Credit: NASA
- NASA source: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/roman-space-telescope/technical-gallery/
- Page: https://roman.mixinvisuals.com/image/p2ae5e117d725/microlensing-events/

Schematic illustration of how the Roman Space Telescope discovers signals caused by planetary companions in primary microlensing events, and how planet parameters can be extracted from these signals. The left panel shows a simulated primary microlensing…