Paper

Transformational astrophysics and exoplanet science with Habitable Worlds Observatory's High Resolution Imager

Stokholm, Amalie, Massey, Richard, Braam, Marrick, Triaud, Amaury, Vincent Van Eylen, Nightingale, James W, Howett, Carly, Sanders, Jason L, Doppel, Jessica E, Dobson, Ross, Pinilla, Paola, Haswell, Carole, Malbet, Fabien, Morris, Simon, Ravindranath, Swara, Birkby, Jayne, Stott, John Philip, Valentine, Daniel, Gerosa, Fabiola Antonietta, Muller, Jan-Peter, Palethorpe, Larissa, Rosario, David, Fung, Leo W H, Weeks, Angharad, Santiago Velez Salazar, Murphy, Brian P, Amiri, Amirnezam, Postman, Marc, Smith, Graham P, Mak, Mei Ting, Wakeford, Hannah, Robertson, Andrew, Brian Ongeri Momanyi Bichang'a, Nikku Madhusudhan, Okoth, Vincent, Wyatt, Mark, Seabroke, George, Hogg, Natalie B, Mihailescu, Adriana Adelina, Kirk, James, Crews, Chiaki, Thomson, Fionagh, Borgsom, Cyril, Read, Justin, Skottfelt, Jesper, Awan, Saeeda, Requena, Joan, Preston, Louisa, Fletcher, Leigh, Watson, Christopher, Vilenius, Esa, Scicluna, Peter, McGee, Sean, Curtis-Lake, Emma, Biller, Beth, Pattison, Chris, Grahill-Bland, Emery, Sutlieff, Ben J, Gillen, Edward, Jones, Olivia, Armstrong, David John, Maughan, Ben, Barstow, Joanna, Lund, Mikkel

2025

Overview

Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) will be NASA's flagship space telescope of the 2040s, designed to search for life on other planets and to transform broad areas of astrophysics. NASA are seeking international partners, and the UK is well-placed to lead the design and construction of its imaging camera - which is likely to produce the mission's most visible public impact. Early participation in the mission would return investment to UK industry, and bring generational leadership for the UK in space science, space technology, and astrophysics.

• Publisher: Cornell University Library, arXiv.org
• Subject: Astrophysics / Extrasolar planets / Extraterrestrial life / Image resolution / Public participation / Space telescopes