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Future flagship work aimed at directly imaging habitable worlds
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Habitable Worlds Observatory
HWO is one of the clearest examples of how the search for life is being translated into long-range instrument design and mission planning.
Life Search2026
Future flagship work aimed at directly imaging habitable worlds
If the user’s end goal is contact, future observatories like this are far more relevant than blurry historical footage.
Key points
HWO is designed around potentially habitable planets and atmospheric spectroscopy.
It aims at direct imaging rather than only indirect detection.
Mission design here is a concrete answer to 'what should humanity actually build?'
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articleApril 2026 mission page
Habitable Worlds Observatory
NASA Science
releaseJanuary 5, 2026 release
NASA Selects Tech Proposals to Advance Search-for-Life Mission
NASA
reportRelease date March 31, 2026
ExEP Science Gap List, Rev I
NASA Exoplanet Exploration Program
articleJuly 11, 2023
Searching for Signs of Intelligent Life: Technosignatures
NASA Science
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