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Habitable Exoplanets Observatory
The Habitable Exoplanet Observatory (HabEx) is a space telescope concept that would be optimized to search for and image Earth-size Planetary habitability, habitable exoplanets in the Circumstellar habitable zone, habitable zones of their stars, where Extraterrestrial liquid water, liquid water can exist. HabEx would aim to understand how common Terrestrial planet, terrestrial worlds beyond the Solar System may be and determine the range of their characteristics. It would be an optical, Ultraviolet, UV and infrared telescope that would also use Astronomical spectroscopy, spectrographs to study planetary atmospheres and eclipse starlight with either an internal coronagraph or an external New Worlds Mission, starshade. The proposal, first made in 2016, is for a large strategic science missions NASA mission. It would operate at the Lagrange point, Lagrange point L2. In January 2023, a new space telescope concept was proposed called the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO), which draw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Observatory
A space telescope (also known as space observatory) is a telescope in outer space used to observe astronomical objects. Suggested by Lyman Spitzer in 1946, the first operational telescopes were the American Orbiting Astronomical Observatory, OAO-2 launched in 1968, and the Soviet Orion (space telescope), Orion 1 ultraviolet telescope aboard space station Salyut 1 in 1971. Space telescopes avoid several problems caused by the atmosphere, including the absorption or scattering of certain wavelengths of light, obstruction by clouds, and distortions due to atmospheric refraction such as twinkling. Space telescopes can also observe dim objects during the daytime, and they avoid light pollution which Observatory#Ground-based observatories, ground-based observatories encounter. They are divided into two types: Satellites which map the entire sky (astronomical survey), and satellites which focus on selected astronomical objects or parts of the sky and beyond. Space telescopes are distinct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
