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BAE Systems selected to research next-generation stable optical system for NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory

BROOMFIELD, Colo., July 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — BAE Systems and strategic partners L3Harris Technologies and the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) have been selected as one of three teams to mature technologies in support of NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) mission concept. A first of its kind telescope, HWO will be designed to seek out signs of life beyond our solar system and conduct transformational observations of the universe. Its driving goal is to identify and examine a promising sample of Earth-like planets orbiting other stars to determine if they could show signs of hosting life. The observatory would also provide a powerful lens to explore the stars, the planets of our solar system, galaxies, and the evolution of the universe with unprecedented sensitivity and resolution.