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astro-ph.IM2026

Early Exploration of the Scientific Discovery Space for the Habitable Worlds Observatory

Courtney D. Dressing, Danica Adams, Evelyne Alecian +324

The paper summarizes 70 science cases for the proposed NASA Habitable Worlds Observatory, outlining the observational needs across four scientific pillars and detailing required ca…

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The Habitable Worlds Observatory Technology Development Plan

Matthew Bolcar, Feng Zhao, Paul Scowen +5

The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is NASA's next large space telescope, selected by the 2020 Decadal Survey in Astronomy and Astrophysics to search for and characterize habita…

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Connecting Polarization to Exoplanet Yield Calculations for HWO

Jaren N. Ashcraft, Scott D. Will, Maxwell A. Millar-Blanchaer +6

The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) aims to enable the detection and characterization of Earth-like planets around Sun-like stars to search for possible signs of life elsewhere…

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Masses of Potentially Habitable Planets Characterized by the Habitable Worlds Observatory

Kaz Gary, B. Scott Gaudi, Eduardo Bendek +5

Constraints on the masses of exoplanets directly imaged and characterized by the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) are crucial for categorizing these planets and interpreting thei…

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Early Architecture Concepts for the Habitable Worlds Observatory -- System Design, Modeling, and Analysis

Alice, Liu, Marie Levine +30

The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO), NASA's next flagship science mission, follows in the tradition of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and other preceding great observator…

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Habitable Worlds Observatory's Concept and Technology Maturation: Initial Feasibility and Trade Space Exploration

Lee D. Feinberg, Breann N. Sitarski, Michael W. McElwain +10

The Habitable Worlds Observatory is the first telescope ever designed to search for life and will be a powerhouse of discovery across topics in astrophysics. The observatory was th…