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Space observatories and future telescopes
Above the atmosphere the stars do not twinkle and every band of the spectrum can be seen. Space telescopes such as Hubble and Webb have transformed astronomy, and a new generation of giant telescopes on the ground and in space is now arriving.
In this topic
- Why go to space?
- Infrared from planes and orbit
- The Hubble Space Telescope
- The James Webb Space Telescope
- Worked example: Webb against Hubble
- High-energy observatories
- Survey missions
- Giants on the ground
- Worked example: the Extremely Large Telescope
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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