Science2 hOctober 3, 2026, 16:00

NASA advances Prima far-infrared space telescope mission

NASA is moving ahead with Prima (Probe Far-infrared Mission for Astrophysics), a new space telescope to observe the cold, dusty universe in the far-infrared band no current space telescope covers. Launch could come in the early 2030s, with the mission capped at $1.2 billion.

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NASA advances Prima far-infrared space telescope mission

Prima fills the blind spot between Webb and ground-based radio dishes
Its 5.9-foot mirror and sensors will chill to hundreds of degrees below freezing
Mission budget is capped at $1.2 billion, excluding the rocket launch
Sensitivity could improve by about a factor of 1,000, said Jonas Zmuidzinas

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