Free Astronomy Magazine September-October 2026

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2026 mic objects and phenomena. Stitch- ing Euclid’s observation onto the front end of Roman’s collection will essentially extend the survey by two years (since Roman’s galactic bulge observations are set to begin in spring 2027), making even more sci- ence possible. Roman will watch for tiny surges in starlight that herald a microlensing event. This light-bending phenome- non occurs when a massive object