Dec 5, 2025 · HWO is a large infrared/optical/ultraviolet space telescope recommended by the National Academies’ Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s.

The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) will be a large ultraviolet, optical, infrared space telescope. It will be the first specifically engineered to identify habitable, Earth-like planets next to relatively bright …

2 days ago · To photograph an Earth twin is the primary mission of NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory, which will use specific infrared wavelengths to detect atmospheric biosignatures like …

1 day ago · More and more papers are coming out about the upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO). As the telescope moves from theory to practice (and physical manifestation), various …

Feb 17, 2026 · The starshade would typically be tens of thousands of km from the telescope. — astro-ph.IM The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is humanity’s most ambitious scientific endeavor to …

6 days ago · This work represents a first step toward surveying potential HWO targets for close-in stellar companions and helping to inform the target selection process for the HWO direct-imaging survey, …

The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is a future flagship space telescope for NASA Astrophysics that will build on the achievements of the Hubble, Webb, and Roman Space Observatories.

May 6, 2024 · NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory, or HWO, is a “Super Hubble” telescope that would directly image Earth-size exoplanets circling other stars. Using a JWST-size mirror and ultra-precise …

Jan 22, 2024 · The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) represents a significant step in the field of astronomy and astrobiology. It is a proposed space telescope, designed with the primary goal of …

In recommending a “~6 meter IR/O/UV Observatory optimized for exoplanets and general astrophysics” as the first entrant to the maturation program, Astro2020 gave life to what will become one of the …