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Instrument in space to study astronomical objects
A space telescope (also known as space observatory) is a telescope in outer space used to observe astronomical objects. Suggested by Lyman Spitzer in
Space_telescope
NASA/ESA space telescope launched in 1990
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST or Hubble) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation. It was not the
Hubble_Space_Telescope
NASA/ESA/CSA space telescope launched in 2021
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a space telescope designed to conduct infrared astronomy. It is the largest telescope in space, and is equipped
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NASA infrared space telescope
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (shortened as the Roman Space Telescope, Roman, NGRST, or RST) is a NASA infrared space telescope whose construction
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
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NASA space telescope for exoplanetology (2009–2018)
The Kepler space telescope was a space telescope launched by NASA in 2009 to discover Earth-sized planets orbiting other stars. Named after astronomer
Kepler_space_telescope
European visible and near-infrared space observatory, launched in 2023
Euclid is a wide-angle space telescope with a 600-megapixel camera to record visible light, a near-infrared spectrometer, and photometer, to determine
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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
List_of_space_telescopes
NASA infrared space telescope (2003–2020)
The Spitzer Space Telescope, formerly the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF), was an infrared space telescope that was active between 2003 and 2020
Spitzer_Space_Telescope
contains proposals for space telescopes, space-based (situated in space) astronomical observatories. It is a list of past and present space observatory plans
List of proposed space telescopes
List_of_proposed_space_telescopes
American space and aeronautics agency
astrophysics investigations using space-based observatories including the James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope. The Launch Services Program
NASA
Instrument that makes distant objects appear magnified
finer angular resolution. Telescopes may also be classified by location: ground telescope, space telescope, or flying telescope. They may also be classified
Telescope
Science operations center operated by NASA
The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) is the science operations center for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), science operations and mission operations
Space Telescope Science Institute
Space_Telescope_Science_Institute
system can be a poor measure of a telescope's performance. Space-based telescopes, such as the Hubble Space Telescope, take advantage of being above the
List of largest optical reflecting telescopes
List_of_largest_optical_reflecting_telescopes
Telescope for detecting orbital debris, located in Exmouth, Western Australia
The Space Surveillance Telescope (SST) is a Southern Hemisphere-based United States Space Force telescope used for detecting, tracking, and cataloguing
Space_Surveillance_Telescope
American aerospace engineer (1938–2022)
appointed the seventh director of Goddard Space Flight Center, arriving just as the newly launched Hubble Space Telescope was found to have a flawed primary
John_M._Klineberg
NASA satellite of the Explorer program
LIGO & Virgo detectors. BAT (Burst Alert Telescope) is a gamma ray telescope, built by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, uses a coded aperture to locate
Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory
Neil_Gehrels_Swift_Observatory
ESA space telescope in service 2009–2013
to 2013, and was the largest infrared telescope ever launched until the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope in 2021. Herschel carried a 3.5-metre
Herschel_Space_Observatory
Space telescope for gamma-ray astronomy launched in 2008
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (FGST, also FGRST), formerly called the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST), is a space observatory being used
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
Fermi_Gamma-ray_Space_Telescope
Proposed NASA space telescope
Surveyor, commonly known as LUVOIR (/luːˈvwɑːr/), is a multi-wavelength space telescope concept being developed by NASA under the leadership of a Science and
Large Ultraviolet Optical Infrared Surveyor
Large_Ultraviolet_Optical_Infrared_Surveyor
NASA space telescope launched in 1999
X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF), is a Flagship-class space telescope launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-93 by NASA on July 23, 1999
Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
Declassification and donation to NASA of two identical space telescopes
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) donated two identical space telescopes to NASA. These telescopes were built under the Future Imagery Architecture program
2012 National Reconnaissance Office space telescope donation to NASA
2012_National_Reconnaissance_Office_space_telescope_donation_to_NASA
Interstellar comet in 2025
from the comet's surface to form its coma. Images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and various interplanetary spacecraft suggest that the diameter of
3I/ATLAS
such as space telescopes. One major determining factor is type of light, or particle being observed including devices referred to as "telescopes" that do
List_of_telescope_types
Pandora small space telescope to study exoplanet atmospheres. The same Falcon 9 flight also carried two CubeSat-type space telescopes by NASA: SPARCS
2026_in_spaceflight
Canadian astrophysicist (1959–2026)
He collaborated on prominent NASA telescope missions including the Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, and Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer
Carl_Grillmair
Astrophotograph by the Hubble Space Telescope
Pillars of Creation is a photograph taken by the Hubble Space Telescope that depicts elephant trunks of interstellar gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula
Pillars_of_Creation
Head of the US independent space agency
planetary exploration with the Mariner and Pioneer space programs. Webb was an early champion of space telescopes, like the one that would later bear his name
Administrator_of_NASA
Soviet ultraviolet spectrograph series
The Orion space telescopes were a series of two instruments flown aboard Soviet spacecraft during the 1970s to conduct ultraviolet spectroscopy of stars
Orion_(space_telescope)
Telescopes which utilize curved mirrors to form an image
A reflecting telescope (also called a reflector) is a telescope that uses a single or a combination of curved mirrors that reflect light and form an image
Reflecting_telescope
Radio telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory, Cheshire, England
The Lovell Telescope (/ˈlʌvəl/ LUV-əl) is a radio telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory, near Goostrey, Cheshire, in the north-west of England. Completed
Lovell_Telescope
Observatory, the XMM-Newton Observatory, the Spitzer Space Telescope, and the James Webb Space Telescope. Left: image taken by Hubble (2017) vs Right: the
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Proposed NASA far-infrared space observatory to study the early Universe
Origins Space Telescope (Origins) is a concept study for a far-infrared survey space telescope mission. A preliminary concept in pre-formulation, it was
Origins_Space_Telescope
Scientific study of celestial objects
or in space. Some molecules radiate strongly in the infrared. This allows the study of the chemistry of space. The James Webb Space Telescope senses
Astronomy
Telescope under construction in Chile
approximately 10 times greater than the Hubble Space Telescope and four times greater than the James Webb Space Telescope. However, it will not be able to observe
Giant_Magellan_Telescope
Visual grouping of five galaxies
ionized atoms seen in the visible part of the spectrum as a green arc. Space telescopes have provided new insight into the nature of the filament, which is
Stephan's_Quintet
Hypothetical black hole formed soon after the Big Bang
formed very early in cosmological time as observed by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). PBHs have long been considered possibly important if not nearly
Primordial_black_hole
Planned Chinese space telescope
Heaven') or Chinese space station survey telescope (CSST) (Chinese: 巡天空间望远镜; pinyin: Xúntiān Kōngjiān Wàngyuǎnjìng) is a Chinese space telescope under development
Xuntian
Calendar year
advancements in space exploration, particularly by the United Arab Emirates, NASA and SpaceX, including the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope. Civil unrest
2021
Specialized Cassegrain telescope
examples are the Hubble Space Telescope, the Keck telescopes and the ESO Very Large Telescope. The Ritchey–Chrétien telescope was invented in the early
Ritchey–Chrétien_telescope
The history of the telescope can be traced to before the invention of the earliest known telescope, which appeared in 1608 in the Netherlands, when a
History_of_the_telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is an international 21st-century space observatory that was launched on 25 December 2021. It is intended to be the
Timeline of the James Webb Space Telescope
Timeline_of_the_James_Webb_Space_Telescope
Killer asteroid detector canceled as of 2017
The Sentinel Space Telescope was a space observatory to be developed by Ball Aerospace & Technologies for the B612 Foundation. The B612 Foundation is
Sentinel_Space_Telescope
First operational image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope
Deep Field is the first operational image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The deep-field photograph, which covers a tiny area of sky
Webb's_First_Deep_Field
Network of radio communication facilities run by NASA
missions (such as the James Webb Space Telescope and the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter), they have enhanced the Deep Space Network to receive (but not transmit)
NASA_Deep_Space_Network
Ability of any image-forming device to distinguish small details of an object
describes the ability of any image-forming device such as an optical or radio telescope, a microscope, a camera, or an eye, to distinguish small details of an
Angular_resolution
Main cooling system for the infrared observatory
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) sunshield is a passive thermal control system deployed post-launch to shield the telescope and instrumentation from
James Webb Space Telescope sunshield
James_Webb_Space_Telescope_sunshield
Optical correction instrument
The Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement (COSTAR) is an optical correction instrument designed and built by NASA. It was created to correct
Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement
Corrective_Optics_Space_Telescope_Axial_Replacement
ground-based telescopes (like the Keck Telescope and the Very Large Telescope), and is a high contrast imaging mode on the James Webb Space Telescope. This technique
Aperture masking interferometry
Aperture_masking_interferometry
NASA spacecraft (2006–present)
were close enough to the flight path of New Horizons. Only the Hubble Space Telescope was deemed likely to find a suitable target in time for a successful
New_Horizons
American astronomer
structures of globular clusters, stellar photometry and the Hubble Space Telescope. Ivan Robert King was born on June 25, 1927, in Queens, New York, the
Ivan_R._King
Canada's first space telescope
(MOST), was Canada's first space telescope. Up until nearly 10 years after its launch it was also the smallest space telescope in orbit (for which its creators
MOST_(spacecraft)
Major astronomical facility in Chile
distortion. It has around 250 times the light-gathering area of the Hubble Space Telescope and, according to the ELT's specifications, will provide images 15
Extremely_Large_Telescope
Space observatory
Retrieved 23 October 2013. "Last command sent to ESA's Planck space telescope". European Space Agency. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013. "A window
Planck_(spacecraft)
Astronomical observatory in Hawaii
observatory with two telescopes at an elevation of 4,145 meters (13,600 ft) near the summit of Mauna Kea in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Both telescopes have 10 m (33 ft)
W._M._Keck_Observatory
Observation in physical cosmology
03±1.42 (km/s)/Mpc determined by the Hubble Space Telescope and confirmed by the James Webb Space Telescope in 2023. The "early" and "late" measurements
Hubble's_law
Series of NASA missions to explore the Universe
2021). "Pandemic causes delay and cost increase for NASA's Roman Space Telescope". SpaceNews. Retrieved 10 November 2021. Balzer, Ashley (9 November 2021)
NASA large strategic science missions
NASA_large_strategic_science_missions
Observation of infrared wavelengths
NASA launched the Spitzer Space Telescope, previously known as the Space Infrared Telescope Facility. In 2009, the telescope ran out of liquid helium and
Infrared_astronomy
Moon of the dwarf planet Gonggong
by Gábor Marton, Csaba Kiss, and Thomas Müller in archival Hubble Space Telescope images taken on 18 September 2010. Its discovery was announced at the
Xiangliu_(moon)
Technology development overview
Midcourse Space Experiment – Space telescope Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope – NASA infrared space telescope Spitzer Space Telescope – NASA infrared space telescope
Outline of artificial satellites
Outline_of_artificial_satellites
Hypothetical invisible cosmic material
July 2012). "Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope Images Compared: See the Difference - The James Webb Space Telescope builds on Hubble's legacy with stunning
Dark_matter
Telescope in the Atacama Desert, Chile
most productive facilities for astronomy, second only to the Hubble Space Telescope in terms of the number of scientific papers produced from facilities
Very_Large_Telescope
Indian national space and aeronautics agency
joint proposal by ISRO, IIST and the University of Cambridge for a space telescope dedicated for atmospheric studies of exoplanets using the transiting
ISRO
Galaxy in the constellation Virgo
was small and light, indicative of a spiral galaxy; but the Spitzer Space Telescope found that the halo was significantly larger and more massive than
Sombrero_Galaxy
Telescope that uses infrared light
Roman Space Telescope (formerly WFIRST) James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), 2021– Euclid, 2023– Infrared astronomy List of largest infrared telescopes List
Infrared_telescope
Directional radio antenna used in radio astronomy
radio telescope is a specialized antenna and radio receiver used to detect radio waves from astronomical radio sources in the sky. Radio telescopes are
Radio_telescope
Equilibrium points near two orbiting bodies
James Webb Space Telescope, a powerful infrared space observatory, is located at L2. This allows the satellite's sunshield to protect the telescope from the
Lagrange_point
Chinese modular space station (since 2021)
the modular space station, launched on 31 October 2022. Xuntian (巡天; Xún Tiān; 'Touring the Heavens') for the co-orbiting space telescope module, scheduled
Tiangong_space_station
– any spacecraft except space telescopes Telescope – ground-based and space telescopes; organizations that operate telescopes (for example, the National
List_of_astronomy_acronyms
American astronomer (1925–2018)
announced that the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope would be named the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in recognition of her enduring contributions
Nancy_Roman
Theoretical upper limit on the energy of cosmic ray protons
Gamma-ray Space Telescope (formerly GLAST) will also provide data that will help resolve these inconsistencies. With the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, one
Greisen–Zatsepin–Kuzmin_limit
Triple star system in the constellation Piscis Austrinus
candidate to be directly imaged in visible light, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. The mass of the tentative planet, Fomalhaut b, was estimated to be
Fomalhaut
Void between celestial bodies
), Astrophysics of life. Proceedings of the Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium, Space Telescope Science Institute symposium series, vol. 16,
Outer_space
President of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
NASA center is the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), responsible for the science mission for the Hubble Space Telescope, the science and operations
Matt_Mountain
Space telescope which uses a reflective liquid
A liquid-mirror space telescope is a concept for a reflecting space telescope that uses a reflecting liquid such as mercury as its primary reflector.
Liquid-mirror_space_telescope
Space Shuttle orbiter (1984–2011)
Space Station (ISS) assembly missions, and also carried the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit among other satellites. Discovery was the first operational
Space_Shuttle_Discovery
1987 supernova event in the constellation Dorado
23. On March 4–12, 1987, it was observed from space by Astron, the largest ultraviolet space telescope of that time. Four days after the event was recorded
SN_1987A
Minor planet found within the inner Solar System
Hubble maps the ancient surface of Vesta". Hubble Space Telescope (Press release). Space Telescope Science Institute. 19 April 1995. STScI-1995-20. Archived
Asteroid
Images of hubble
Hubble Space Telescope's anniversaries. They celebrate its "birthday" when it was launched into orbit on April 24, 1990, by the crew of Space Shuttle
List of Hubble Space Telescope anniversary images
List_of_Hubble_Space_Telescope_anniversary_images
Vehicle or machine designed to fly in space
Deep Space Network. A space telescope or space observatory is a telescope in outer space used to observe astronomical objects. Space telescopes avoid
Spacecraft
Astronomical data archive
The Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes (MAST) is an astronomical data archive. The archive brings together data from the visible, ultraviolet, and near-infrared
Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes
Mikulski_Archive_for_Space_Telescopes
European space observatory for astrometry (2013–2025)
science observation officially ended on 15 January 2025. The Gaia space telescope had its roots in ESA's Hipparcos mission (1989–1993). Its mission was
Gaia_(spacecraft)
1961–1972 American crewed lunar exploration program
ground rather than in space, and launched in 1973 using the two lower stages of a Saturn V. It was equipped with an Apollo Telescope Mount. Skylab's last
Apollo_program
X-ray optics design that mimics the structure of lobster eyes
launched in 2024, is the first major space telescope to use lobster-eye optics. Several other such space telescopes are currently under development or consideration
Lobster-eye_optics
Partially reusable launch system and space plane
launched numerous satellites, interplanetary probes, and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), conducted science experiments in orbit, participated in the
Space_Shuttle
Rocketry and spacecraft propulsion research center
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, initially called the Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST), is an international, multi-agency space observatory used
Marshall_Space_Flight_Center
The list of exoplanets detected by the Kepler space telescope contains bodies with a wide variety of properties, with significant ranges in orbital distances
List of exoplanets discovered by the Kepler space telescope
List_of_exoplanets_discovered_by_the_Kepler_space_telescope
Galaxy in the constellation Virgo
installation of the COSTAR corrective-optics module in the Hubble Space Telescope in 1993, the Hubble Faint Object Spectrograph (FOS) was used to measure
Messier_87
American engineering manager (born 1960)
is an American engineer and the former director of the James Webb Space Telescope Program at NASA. Robinson was the 9th of 11 children born to tobacco
Gregory_L._Robinson
Scottish astronomer
been involved in the development and construction of the James Webb Space Telescope as the European Principal Investigator for the Mid-Infrared Instrument
Gillian_Wright_(astronomer)
Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
physically close to the Virgo Cluster. The galaxy was imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995, as part of the HST's main mission to determine the distance
NGC_4414
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Type of very massive young open cluster thought to be the precursor of a globular cluster
resolution of the ground-based and space telescopes at the time. With the introduction of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in the 1990s, finding SSCs (as
Super_star_cluster
Dust floating in space
galaxies. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope was the largest infrared space telescope, before the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope. During its mission
Cosmic_dust
Eighth planet from the Sun
challenging to study with Earth-based telescopes. Only the advent of the Hubble Space Telescope and of large ground-based telescopes with adaptive optics allowed
Neptune
Division of NASA which trains astronauts
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) that selects, trains, and provides astronauts as crew members for U.S. and international space missions. It is
NASA_Astronaut_Corps
Part of the James Webb Space Telescope
fibre box that houses systems of the telescope and so is the primary support element of the James Webb Space Telescope, launched on 25 December 2021. It
Spacecraft bus (James Webb Space Telescope)
Spacecraft_bus_(James_Webb_Space_Telescope)
General map or image of a region of the sky with no specific observational target
transient sky, 2018–present Euclid (space telescope) - An optical and IR survey of 15,000 square degrees in the sky from space, 2023-present. Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Astronomical_survey
American astromer and physicist
collaborations using the Spitzer Space Telescope, the Large Binocular Telescope, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the Kepler Space Telescope. He was named a fellow
Peter_Garnavich
American astrophysicist
astrophysicist at the Goddard Space Flight Center where she is the senior project scientist for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Until 2020 she was the
Julie_McEnery
American aerospace engineer (1933–2016)
science ground station for the Hubble Space Telescope, the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, and the Apollo Space Program. In particular, her work on the
Judith_Love_Cohen
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