It’s been more than 25 years since Hubble Space Telescope was launched into low earth orbit, where it continues to operate alongside the more youthful Kepler Space Observatory to this day. These pioneering space telescopes have provided us vast amounts of information about our solar system and the universe at large, but we are long overdue for an upgrade. Here, in this infographic by Futurism, are four planned telescopes that will knock the galactic socks off Hubble and Kepler.
Infographic Sources:
1. LEOStar-2 Bus
2. Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
3. All About TESS, NASA's Next Planet Finder
4. James Webb Space Telescope coming together over next two years
5. James Webb Space Telescope
6. Most powerful space telescope ever to launch in 2018
7. NASA Announces Wide-Field IR Telescope, Laser Communications Projects
8. NASA Introduces New, Wider Set of Eyes on the Universe
9. Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST)
10. Advanced Technology Large Aperture Space Telescope (ATLAST)
1. LEOStar-2 Bus
2. Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
3. All About TESS, NASA's Next Planet Finder
4. James Webb Space Telescope coming together over next two years
5. James Webb Space Telescope
6. Most powerful space telescope ever to launch in 2018
7. NASA Announces Wide-Field IR Telescope, Laser Communications Projects
8. NASA Introduces New, Wider Set of Eyes on the Universe
9. Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST)
10. Advanced Technology Large Aperture Space Telescope (ATLAST)
Top image (bottom): Advanced Technology Large-Aperture Space Telescope (ATLAST). Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
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