Habitable Worlds Observatory
NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory is a developing flagship astrophysics mission concept intended to directly image potentially habitable worlds around Sun-like stars and study atmospheric biosignatures, while enabling broad investigations of the universe.
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- HWOHabitable Worlds Observatory mission concept
- Family Name
- Habitable Worlds Observatory
- Full Name
- Habitable Worlds Observatory
- Roles
- observatoryresearch
- Status
- development
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory is a developing flagship astrophysics mission concept intended to directly image potentially habitable worlds around Sun-like stars and study atmospheric biosignatures, while enabling broad investigations of the universe.
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 18:08:16 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 18:08:16 UTC