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Habitable Worlds Observatory

A circular window reveals Earth from space, showcasing the planet's blue oceans and white clouds against the blackness of space.

A proposed NASA flagship astrophysics mission designed to directly image Earth-like exoplanets and search for chemical signatures of life. Scheduled for the 2040s, it will require an ultra-stable optical system with active coronagraphy and wavefront control orders of magnitude more precise than Webb.

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