NASA Sponsors Studies Of Next Gen Astronomy Missions

NASA Sponsors Studies Of Next Gen Astronomy Missions

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NASA has selected 19 science teams to conduct yearlong studies of new concepts for its next generation of major observatories. The studies will help NASA make decisions about how it explores the heavens in the future, following the Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey.

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Interesting article indeed.

Especially (If you take a look at the article, it list various different missions if hopes to achieve in the coming years) the concepts of directly imaging giant planets round other stars, and imaging earth like planets orbiting other stars. Fascinating stuff!

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