NASA building improved Hubble telescope

NASA's Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), illustrated here, will carry a Wide Field Instrument to capture Hubble-quality images covering large swaths of sky, enabling cosmic evolution studies. © NASA

NASA is making a new mega-telescope which will provide views of the universe that are 100 times larger than those of the Hubble.

The Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) is expected to be launched in mid 2020s. It can capture image with the quality and depth of Hubble but with a much larger and wider expanse of space.

The telescope will survey massive regions of the sky in near-infrared light to help scientists reveal the mystery of outer space, as well as discover new planets, galaxies, and worlds outside the solar system.

Scientists say the new telescope has the potential to open our eyes to the wonders of the universe, much the same way Hubble has.

With the help of NASA’s new achievement, researchers can better search for chemical signs and footprints of life.

 


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