NASA
• Tiernan P Doyle
NASA selects industry proposals to mature Habitable Worlds Observatory technologies for direct imaging of Earth-like planets
NASA has selected a slate of industry proposals to advance critical technologies for its Habitable Worlds Observatory concept — a future flagship space telescope designed to directly image Earth‑like planets orbiting Sun‑like stars and analyze their atmospheres for biosignatures. The awards push key instruments and starlight‑suppression work toward mission readiness.
