Nearly a decade ago, I found myself laughing alongside one of the most iconic women in astronomy. This week, a telescope bearing her name launches to the stars. So let’s travel back in time and meet Nancy Grace Roman together.
Standing under a tent in Washington D.C. at the 2017 inaugural “March for Science,” a hodgepodge of scientists and reporters crowd together as the rain pours down outside. “That’s Nancy Roman,” I hear Bill Nye whisper to me as we stood…