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NASA's $1.2 Billion PRIMA Telescope to Surpass Webb
Original: NASA’s $1.2B PRIMA Telescope Will See Past Webb [2026]
NASA's proposed PRIMA space telescope, a $1.2 billion far-infrared observatory, is being billed as capable of seeing beyond what the James Webb Space Telescope can detect. Slated for a 2026 timeframe in reports, PRIMA would observe longer infrared wavelengths, letting astronomers study dust-obscured galaxies and star formation that Webb cannot reach.
Why now: Excitement over a proposed next-generation telescope promising capabilities beyond the James Webb Space Telescope.
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- NASA’s $1.2B PRIMA Telescope Will See Past Webb [2026] · https://tech-insider.org/
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