Tag: HabEx

  • Unpacking the proposed exo-planet imaging telescope HabEx

    Unpacking the proposed exo-planet imaging telescope HabEx

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    As part of NASA’s continued effort to ensure a steady supply of astrophysics and astronomy missions, the agency is undertaking the Astro2020: Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics.  Currently, in the “Concept Study” phase, the survey includes proposals for four large-scale space telescopes – including the Habitable Exoplanet Observatory (HabEx). HabEx would facilitate direct observation…

  • Study teams comb through NASA’s wish list for new telescope

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    This artist’s rendition shows a possible design of a potential successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. This conceptual mission, called the Advanced Technology Large-Aperture Space Telescope (ATLAST), is similar in approach to one of several observatories currently under study by astronomers. Credit: NASA Scientists outlining four concepts for a powerful new space telescope that could…