# A photo of Roman's Wide Field Instrument

![A photo of Roman's Wide Field Instrument](https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/missions/rst/cleanroom-photos/WFI%20in%20SSDIF--240813-003.jpg?w=1600&fit=clip)

- Released: January 29, 2026
- Category: spacecraft
- Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn
- NASA source: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/roman-space-telescope/building-roman/
- Page: https://roman.mixinvisuals.com/image/p4b6dd9493496/a-photo-of-roman-s-wide-field-instrument/

This photo shows Roman's Wide Field Instrument arriving at the big clean room at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. About the size of a commercial refrigerator, this instrument will help astronomers explore the universe’s evolution and the characteristics of…