Rise Of The Super Telescopes: The Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope

By Evan Gough May 2, 2017
Rise Of The Super Telescopes: The Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope

  • The Giant Magellan Telescope

  • The Overwhelmingly Large Telescope

  • The 30 Meter Telescope

  • The European Extremely Large Telescope

  • The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

  • The James Webb Space Telescope

  • The Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope

    • The Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST)

    “WFIRST has the potential to open our eyes to the wonders of the universe, much the same way Hubble has.” - John Grunsfeld, NASA Science Mission Directorate

    Probing Dark Energy

    Probing Exoplanets

    "The coronagraph will provide revolutionary science, capturing the faint, but direct images of distant gaseous worlds and super-Earths." - Paul Hertz, NASA Astrophysics Division

    Starshade To The Rescue?

    "This mission will survey the universe to find the most interesting objects out there." - Neil Gehrels, WFIRST Project Scientist

    Evan Gough

    Evan Gough

    Evan Gough is a science-loving guy with no formal education who loves Earth, forests, hiking, and heavy music. He's guided by Carl Sagan's quote: "Understanding is a kind of ecstasy."