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This list of space telescopes (astronomical space observatories) is grouped by major frequency ranges: gamma ray, x-ray, ultraviolet, visible, infrared, microwave, and radio. Telescopes that work in multiple frequency bands are included in all of the appropriate sections.
Many modern telescopes and observatories are located in space to observe astronomical objects in wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum that cannot penetrate the Earth's atmosphere (such as ultraviolet radiation, X-rays, and gamma rays) and are thus impossible to observe using ground-based telescopes. [1]
This list contains proposals for space telescopes, space-based (situated in space) astronomical observatories. It is a list of past and present space observatory plans, concepts, and proposals. For observatories in orbit, see list of space telescopes. Unlike that list, this one includes concepts and proposals that are unlikely ever to be ...
Date Location Status Notes Image Ref WMAP: NASA: 30 June 2001 (launch) – October 2010 (end) [63] Sun-Earth L2 point success cosmic background radiation observations; sent to graveyard orbit after 9 years of use. [63] 2001-027A: Spitzer Space Telescope: NASA: 25 August 2003 (launch) – 30 January 2020 (end) Earth-trailing heliocentric orbit ...
Telescope History Archived 2021-02-14 at the Wayback Machine, NASA Official Website, accessed 02/09/2019; History of the Telescope, accessed 02/09/2019; List of astronomical observatories and telescopes, Encyclopedia Britannica, 02/09/2019
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is by far the most powerful observatory ever launched into space.. Even Webb's very first images show why NASA spent 25 years and $10 billion. The Hubble Space ...
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is an international 21st-century space observatory that was launched on 25 December 2021. [1] [2] It is intended to be the premier observatory of the 2020s, combining the largest mirror yet on a near-infrared space telescope with a suite of technologically advanced instruments from around the world. [3]
An international team of astronomers has used data from the James Webb Space Telescope to report the discovery of the earliest galaxies confirmed to date (Nasa/ESA)