The Origins Space Telescope
Abstract
The Origins Space Telescope, one of four large Mission Concept studies sponsored by NASA for review in the 2020 US Astrophysics Decadal Survey, will open unprecedented discovery space in the infrared, unveiling our cosmic origins. We briefly describe in this article the key science themes and architecture for OST. With a sensitivity gain of up to a factor of 1,000 over any previous or planned mission, OST will open unprecedented discovery space, allow us to peer through an infrared window teeming with possibility. OST will fundamentally change our understanding of our cosmic origins - from the growth of galaxies and black holes, to uncovering the trail of water, to life signs in nearby Earth-size planets, and discoveries never imagined. Built to be highly adaptable, while addressing key science across many areas of astrophysics, OST will usher in a new era of infrared astronomy.
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@article{arxiv.1809.07351,
title = {The Origins Space Telescope},
author = {Cara Battersby and Lee Armus and Edwin Bergin and Tiffany Kataria and Margaret Meixner and Alexandra Pope and Kevin B. Stevenson and Asantha Cooray and David Leisawitz and Douglas Scott and James Bauer and C. Matt Bradford and Kimberly Ennico and Jonathan J. Fortney and Lisa Kaltenegger and Gary J. Melnick and Stefanie N. Milam and Desika Narayanan and Deborah Padgett and Klaus Pontoppidan and Thomas Roellig and Karin Sandstrom and Kate Y. L. Su and Joaquin Vieira and Edward Wright and Jonas Zmuidzinas and Johannes Staguhn and Kartik Sheth and Dominic Benford and Eric E. Mamajek and Susan G. Neff and Sean Carey and Denis Burgarella and Elvire De Beck and Maryvonne Gerin and Frank P. Helmich and S. Harvey Moseley and Itsuki Sakon and Martina C. Wiedner},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1809.07351},
year = {2018}
}
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Published in Nature Astronomy. This 7-page PDF is the submitted version - here is a free link to the published article: https://rdcu.be/3Rtt