NASA has set an ambitious goal for the year 2050: to identify and characterize at least 25 habitable planets outside our solar system. This mission will be carried out by the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO), a mega telescope that promises to revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos and the search for extraterrestrial life. The HWO is a flagship mission specifically designed to detect and analyze habitable planets in other star systems, employing advanced techniques to detect chemical “biosignatures” such as oxygen and methane in the atmospheres of these exoplanets. This endeavor will provide advanced capabilities to make transformative discoveries in … Continue reading NASA Targets 2050 to Identify 25 Habitable Planets with New $11 Billion Telescope