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Astro2020 Decadal Survey calls for ‘great observatory’ to succeed Hubble

04 Nov 2021 Michael Banks

Michael Banks reveals the highlights of the long-awaited Astro2020 Decadal Survey, which will define the course of astronomy and astrophysics in the US and beyond over the next 10 years

Science goals: identifying and characterizing Earth-like planets outside the solar system, with the goal of imaging potentially habitable worlds is a "priority scientific area" in the Astro2020 Decadal Survey. (Courtesy: NASA Ames/SETI Institute/JPL-Caltech)
An influential panel of astrophysicists and astronomers has called for a major space-based observato

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