Top 3 Future Space Telescope Concepts

Beyond current missions, several ambitious concepts are being developed to further advance our cosmic exploration, focusing on exoplanets and the universe's earliest epochs.

The top 3

1. LUVOIR: Large UV/Optical/Infrared Surveyor: LUVOIR is a concept for a large multi-wavelength observatory with a primary mirror up to 15 meters in diameter, aiming to characterize habitable exoplanets and study astrophysics from the epoch of reionization to star formation.
2. HabEx: Habitable Exoplanet Observatory: HabEx is a concept for a 4-meter optical, UV, and infrared telescope optimized to directly image Earth-sized habitable exoplanets and characterize their atmospheres for biosignatures like water, oxygen, and ozone.
3. Origins Space Telescope: Far-Infrared Explorer: Origins is a concept for a far-infrared survey space telescope with a primary mirror up to 9.1 meters, designed to trace cosmic history from early galaxy formation to habitable worlds and the transport of water.

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